![US Navy maintenance crews with Bombing Squadron VB-106 clean engine parts under an airplane wing during a downpour at Momote Airstrip, Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, Mar 1944. Note Jeep and Army SB-24D Liberator. [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/582ff738a5775.jpg)
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| Caption | US Navy maintenance crews with Bombing Squadron VB-106 clean engine parts under an airplane wing during a downpour at Momote Airstrip, Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, Mar 1944. Note Jeep and Army SB-24D Liberator. [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 | ||||||||
| Identification Code | NH 75359 | ||||||||
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| Photo Size | 1,182 x 924 pixels | ||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Mormote, Admiralty Islands, Australian New Guinea | ||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||
| Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | ||||||||
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| WW2-Era Place Name | Mormote, Admiralty Islands, Australian New Guinea |
| Lat/Long | -2.0599, 147.4254 |
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"All that silly talk about the advance of science and such leaves me cold. Give me peace and a retarded science."Thomas Dodd, late 1945
18 Nov 2016 10:55:46 PM
The official Navy caption for this photo identifies the aircraft as PB4Y-1 Liberators with VB-106 at an unidentified southwest Pacific air field but the tail number visible on the aircraft in the distance (42-63805) identifies the bomber as a USAAF SB-24D Liberator with the 868th Bomb Squadron. The Jeep is marked 'USN' so there was clearly a combined presence at this location. The only base VB-103 and the 868th BS shared was Momote. The 868th BS assignment to Momote began 20 Mar 1944 and the bomber seen here was lost on 1 Apr 1944 when it crashed on Rendova Island, so it would seem this photo fits into a time window of 12-days. The SB-24D was a radar guided “Snooper” variant, which may explain the odd bubble on the chin of this aircraft. As snoopers and pathfinders, the 868th BS primarily flew night missions.