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USS Pennsylvania’s #4 main battery seen from under the wing of an OS2U Kingfisher catapult scout plane as the battleship is preparing for the bombardment of Attu Island in the Aleutians, 11 May 1943.

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Caption     USS Pennsylvania’s #4 main battery seen from under the wing of an OS2U Kingfisher catapult scout plane as the battleship is preparing for the bombardment of Attu Island in the Aleutians, 11 May 1943. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Attu, Aleutians, Alaska
Date 11 May 1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-57050
 
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Photos on Same Day 11 May 1943
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 2,400 x 1,944 pixels



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