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A PBY-5 Catalina of Patrol Squadron 34, one of the “Black Cats” night patrol squadrons, at rest at Samarai Island, New Guinea, Jan-Feb 1944. Note the absence of any markings beyond the squadron patch on the bow and the side number on the tail.

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Caption     A PBY-5 Catalina of Patrol Squadron 34, one of the “Black Cats” night patrol squadrons, at rest at Samarai Island, New Guinea, Jan-Feb 1944. Note the absence of any markings beyond the squadron patch on the bow and the side number on the tail. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Samarai, Australian Papua
Date 12 Feb 1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via the Bobby Rocker Collection
 
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PBY Catalina   Main article  Photos  
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Photos on Same Day 12 Feb 1944
 
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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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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,373 x 1,081 pixels



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