United States Navy PV-2 Harpoon of Patrol Bombing Squadron VPB-139 at Casco Field, Attu Island, Aleutians, Alaska, 7 Apr 1945.

Caption     United States Navy PV-2 Harpoon of Patrol Bombing Squadron VPB-139 at Casco Field, Attu Island, Aleutians, Alaska, 7 Apr 1945. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-322695
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Ventura   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 2,772 x 2,256 pixels
Photos on Same Day 7 Apr 1945
Photos at Same Place Attu, Aleutians, Alaska
Added By David Stubblebine
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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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Boris Ilchenko says:
4 Jan 2023 06:31:30 PM

The photo 80-G-322695 from 17 April 1945 shows a PV-2 Harpoon patrol bomber of VB-139, not a PV-1 Ventura
2. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
6 Jan 2023 06:06:47 PM

Boris Ilchenko (above):
Thank you for the correction. The caption has been updated.

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Lat/Long 52.8254, 173.1561
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