File:F6F-3 of VF-25 burning on USS Cowpens (CVL-25) in November 1943.jpg

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Description	A U.S. Navy pilot from Fighting Squadron 25 (VF-25) aboard the light aircraft carrier USS Cowpens (CVL-25) evacuates his burning Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat (BuNo 66101) after landing unaware that it was on fire, during the Gilberts Operation, 24 November 1943. Firefighters are rushing to the plane, and put out the flames in a minute and a half, with no casualties. The fire started as the Hellcat approached Cowpens for an emergency landing. The pilot was Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Alfred W. Magee Jr., USNR.
Date	Taken on 24 November 1943
Source	Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-208140 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author	U.S. Navy

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