File:PBY-5A Catalina at Majuro Airfield in March 1944.jpg

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Description U.S. Navy mechanics checkg a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina patrol bomber before it leaves the airstrip at Majuro Island, Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands, in March 1944. Note the Grumman F6F Hellcat fighters in the background, with many warships anchored beyond.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-401015 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author Lieutenant Commander Charles Kerlee, USNR.

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