3 F6F-5 Hellcat (VF-9-VBF-9) burning aboard USS Lexington (CV-16) after it crashed through the barrier and ruptured the center-line fuel tank, 23 February 1945.
Escaping along the wing with his Parachute still attached. The Pilot, Ensign Ardon R Ives survived this incident but was sadly killed in a dog fight on the 22 May of the same year. www.findagrave.com/memorial/107542889/ardon-rector-ives
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3 F6F-5 Hellcat (VF-9-VBF-9) burning aboard USS Lexington (CV-16) after it crashed through the barrier and ruptured the center-line fuel tank, 23 February 1945.
Escaping along the wing with his Parachute still attached. The Pilot, Ensign Ardon R Ives survived this incident but was sadly killed in a dog fight on the 22 May of the same year. www.findagrave.com/memorial/107542889/ardon-rector-ives
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