![Elco 80-foot PT-523 alongside escort carrier USS Manila Bay returning downed pilot and aircrewman east of Leyte Gulf, 22 Oct 1944. Note the aircraft style National insignia on top of the chart house. [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/57d09207a0f1a.jpg)
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| Caption | Elco 80-foot PT-523 alongside escort carrier USS Manila Bay returning downed pilot and aircrewman east of Leyte Gulf, 22 Oct 1944. Note the aircraft style National insignia on top of the chart house. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | |||||||||||||||||
| Colorization Note | This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors. Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile. View the original black and white photograph at its own permanent page. | |||||||||||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via NavSource | |||||||||||||||||
| Identification Code | 80-G-372892 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Photo Size | 1,000 x 767 pixels | |||||||||||||||||
| Photos on Same Day | 22 Oct 1944 | |||||||||||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Pacific Ocean | |||||||||||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||||||||||
| Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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2. Melissa Fehrman says:
24 Feb 2022 04:51:33 PM
My Grandfather Donald "Budd" Long was a radioman/gunner and Ray Crandall was his pilot. My Grandfather is the man standing in the middle looking to his right and you can see his white undershirt. We have other pictures of this when they were brought back to the USS Manila Bay and you can see a bandage on the top of my grandfather's head in the other pictures we have. They were shot down by friendly fire. If I remember correctly my grandfather said they had their landing gear down to go slower to take reconnaissance pictures and our men on the ground thought they were the Japanese because their planes did not have retractable landing gear. My grandfather always said Ray Crandall was the best pilot there ever was.
24 Feb 2022 04:51:33 PM
My Grandfather Donald "Budd" Long was a radioman/gunner and Ray Crandall was his pilot. My Grandfather is the man standing in the middle looking to his right and you can see his white undershirt. We have other pictures of this when they were brought back to the USS Manila Bay and you can see a bandage on the top of my grandfather's head in the other pictures we have. They were shot down by friendly fire. If I remember correctly my grandfather said they had their landing gear down to go slower to take reconnaissance pictures and our men on the ground thought they were the Japanese because their planes did not have retractable landing gear. My grandfather always said Ray Crandall was the best pilot there ever was.
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