Pilot Looking at Battle Damage

Name/Title

Pilot Looking at Battle Damage

Description

A photo of pilot from Fighting Squadron Eighty-Eight (VF-88) looking at battle damage to the tail of his aircraft

Context

From the Collection of Irven Klug. Lt(jg) Irven Francis Klug was a F6F Hellcat pilot with Carrier Air Group 88 (CAG-88) aboard USS Yorktown (CV-10). Air Group 88 included torpedo, bombing, and fighter plane squadrons that served aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-10) from July to September 1945.

Collection

USS Yorktown CV-10, Irven Francis Klug Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2020.0101

Source or Donor

Marci Copeland

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1941 - 1945

Update Date

August 8, 2025