Brewster F2A-3 Buffalo being lifted aboard aircraft transport USS Kitty Hawk at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, May 1942. Note open hangar bay in the stern of the ship. [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     Brewster F2A-3 Buffalo being lifted aboard aircraft transport USS Kitty Hawk at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, May 1942. Note open hangar bay in the stern of the ship. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
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F2A Buffalo   Main article  Photos  
Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Kitty Hawk   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 750 x 959 pixels
Photos at Same Place Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii
Added By David Stubblebine
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. David Stubblebine says:
23 Nov 2024 02:28:16 PM

Wikimedia captions this photo as showing the aircraft being loaded aboard the USS Curtiss but this is incorrect. The companion photo to this one taken at almost the same moment but showing the full length of the ship confirms that this is the Kitty Hawk. See: https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=23633

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