The Dunkers
![Ground crew prepares for a landing airplane Ground crew prepares for a landing airplane](/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/art/exhibits/conflicts-and-operations/wwii/paintings-of-naval-aviation/the-dunkers/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1493836715009.jpg)
Eyes aloft, three members of a Navy beaching crew pull on their neck-high "boots" preparatory to beaching, the observation-scout spiraling down to a water landing. The rubber suits protect the crew from the chill of icy water in beaching operations before the airplane is towed up the beaching ramp by a tractor. In southern waters, or in warm water, the crew usually discards rubber dunkers for bathing shorts and a sun tan.
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- World War II 1939-1945
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