Hellcat on the catapult - US Navy | Gallery

Hellcat on the catapult

An F6F-3 Hellcat from Fighting Squadron One (VF-1) being launched from the hangar deck catapult of USS Yorktown (CV-10) during her shakedown cruise near Trinidad in June 1943.(rudeerude)


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/us-navy/39090/hellcat-on-the-catapult

Looks like an "outrigger" extending from the hangar deck used to increase storage space for aircraft.