Pilot evacuates his burning F6F-3 fighter aboard USS Cowpens (CVL-25) after landing. The pilot was Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Alfred W. Magee Jr. USNR. The fire started as the Hellcat approached Cowpens for an emergency landing and the pilot was unaware of it until after touchdown. Firefighters are seen here rushing to the plane. They put out the flames in a minute and a half with no casualties.
