1943 Photo of Jeep Pulling Avenger on Carrier

The Press photo below appeared in at least one newspaper. On October 18, 1943, the Chillicothe Gazette (Ohio) published this pic and caption:

1943-10-18-chillicothe-gazette-jeep-pulling-plane

===============================

Published April 9, 2021: Based on the bumper, I'd say this is a GPW. I had hoped to locate the photo in a newspaper, but had no luck.

"Vintage original 1943 press photo of Grumman TBF / TBM Avenger with Jeep on Wake Island, (approximately 20cm x 15cm), with "Keystone" press stamp & description to rear. OK condition, with wear."

1943-12-17-seagoing-jeep-carrier1
1943-12-17-seagoing-jeep-carrier2

==================================

This pic and caption came from a 12/2019 ebay auction:
Good photo of a stripped(?) jeep maneuvering a Hellcat aboard an aircraft carrier.

"1943 Press Photo Jeep toying US Navy Hellcat aboard an aircraft carrier. This is an original press photo. Autos - Jeeps - Somewhere off Wake Island - They say there's nothing new under the sun, but here's a picture of a Jeep, familiar to all as one of the most useful of the many instruments used in this war to date, at a novel task - that of jockeying a "Hellcat" aboard a carrier. This was one of the "flat tops" used to pummel the Japanese on Wake Island, October 5-6. Note two other similar ships in the distance Photo measures 8.5 x 6.5 inches. Photo is dated 10-15-1943."

1943-10-17-hellcat-jeep-carrier1
1943-10-17-hellcat-jeep-carrier2

No comments yet

Leave a Reply