Caption | A PV-1 Ventura of Bombing Squadron VB-139 after a belly landing on Attu Island, Alaska, 18 May 1944. This aircraft’s hydraulics were shot out by a Japanese gunboat off the Kamchatka Peninsula. Photo 1 of 2 ww2dbase | |||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseNational Museum of Naval Aviation LR Devoe Collection | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 18 May 1944 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Attu, Aleutian Islands, Alaska | |||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
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