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The U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Reno (CL-96) comes alongside the burning light aircraft carrier USS
Princeton to assist in fighting fires. USS Reno, at 17:46, took over the task of scuttling Princeton.
Photo: Naval History and Heritage Command
Lt. Carl Brown, Jr., flying the Hellcat
“Paper Doll” of VF-27 aboard the USS
Essex, returned from a combat flight on
October 24, 1944, during which he shot
down five Zeros. The burning aircraft
carrier USS Princeton, from which Brown
took off in the morning, can be seen in the
background.
Photo: US Navy
The deck crew of the aircraft carrier USS Essex pushes
Brown's damaged Hellcat towards the other aircraft on
board to make space for the Hellcats belonging to their
own Carrier Air Group.
Photo: US Navy
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