
Caption | Sailors gathered on Cowpens' flight deck, Atlantic Ocean, Jul-Aug 1943; note red lines on side of the SBD Dauntless wing roundel, which was used only between 29 Jun 1943 and 14 Aug 1943 ww2dbase | |||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via Wikimedia Commons | |||||||
Link to Source | Link | |||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-K-527 | |||||||
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Photo Size | 5,760 x 4,302 pixels | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Atlantic Ocean | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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