80-G-325116
Fire-fighting crews on board USS Suwannee (CVE 27) bringing the blaze under control when a 100 pound bomb of TBM-3 (Bu# 68368) exploded after plane landed on board. Pilot, Lieutenant Junior Grade Obed F. Flingerland, USNR, was killed and 13 crewmembers were injured. One of the crewmen died later. Photographed by Seaman First Class Hyman Atias, 24 May 1945. 80-G-325116