A Curtis Helldiver prepares to finish off the Yamato.

Helldiver

F6F Helldcat with World War II camouflage color scheme. When viewed from above it is supposed to appear the color of the sea, and when viewed from below, it is supposed to appear the color of the sky. This F6F-3 Hellcat is pictured on a training flight while still in the United States

F3F Wildcat

Anchored in the Kerama Retto, Ryukyu Islands, in June 1945, at the close of the Okinawa campaign.
Photographed by E.H. Moriarty.
The ship is painted in a green color design of the Measure 31-32-33 series.
LST-1097 later became USS League Island (AG-149 and AKS-30).