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Caption | Surplus F6F Hellcats painted in bright colors for use as instrument drones during the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll, 1946. ww2dbase | ||||
Date | 1946 | ||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | ||||
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Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||
Photo Size | 1,100 x 735 pixels |
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David Stubblebine says:
30 Jun 2016 08:28:53 PM
zdadthrice:
You are right, this does not look like Bikini. The caption does not say the photo was taken at Bikini, it says the airplanes were painted up for use at Bikini. I have never been able to find credible information on this photo’s location but I have always believed it to be somewhere in Washington state.

30 Jun 2016 08:28:53 PM
zdadthrice:
You are right, this does not look like Bikini. The caption does not say the photo was taken at Bikini, it says the airplanes were painted up for use at Bikini. I have never been able to find credible information on this photo’s location but I have always believed it to be somewhere in Washington state.
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30 Jun 2016 07:03:39 PM
I didn't realize the Bikini Atoll had pine trees and snow. ;)