File:Consolidated PBY-3 Catalina lands c1942.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Consolidated PBY-3 Catalina patrol bomber skims the water as it lands, circa 1942-43. The plane has yellow wings, indicating that it belonged to a training or VIP transport unit.
Date circa 1942
date QS:P,+1942-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-14725 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author U.S. Navy

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