USS Wasp and USS Washington at Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 4 Apr 1942

Caption     USS Wasp and USS Washington at Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 4 Apr 1942 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation
Identification Code   1967.038.031
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Photo Size 1,890 x 1,494 pixels
Photos at Same Place Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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WW2-Era Place Name Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lat/Long 58.9000, -3.0500
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