    
Title: USS Oriskany, March, 1953 Description: The burned wreckage of the F4U Corsair fighter plane that was damaged when a bomb on its wing jarred loosed during a landing on USS Oriskany (CVA-34); its pilot, Lieutenant Edwin Kummer, was rescued by airman Richard Donovan, who, with complete disregard for his own safety, plunged into the flames and cut Kummer loose from his parachute harness, saving his life; Date: March 6, 1953 Category: World War II Keywords: aircraft carriers, airplanes, aviation, explosions, heroes, Korean War, U.S. Navy, U.S. warships, Vietnam War Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 1200 x 947 (1.14 MPixels) (1.27) Print Size: 10.2 x 8.0 cm; 4.0 x 3.2 inches File Size: 3.26 MB (3,413,218 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000010772 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection |
