King George VI inspecting battleship USS Washington at Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 7 Jun 1942; note OS2U Kingfisher float plane on catapult

Caption     King George VI inspecting battleship USS Washington at Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 7 Jun 1942; note OS2U Kingfisher float plane on catapult ww2dbase
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Photo Size 740 x 588 pixels
Photos on Same Day 7 Jun 1942
Photos at Same Place Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Added By David Stubblebine
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WW2-Era Place Name Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lat/Long 58.9000, -3.0500
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