File:King George VI aboard USS Wichita (CA-45) on 7 June 1942.jpg

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Description George VI, King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, inspects the U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Wichita (CA-45) in Scapa Flow, Scotland (UK), on 7 June 1942. The photo was taken on the fantail, as one of the cruiser's catapults is visible in the background and a Curtiss SOC Seagull scout plane is in the foreground.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Wichita (CA-45) 1939-1945 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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17:52, 16 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 17:52, 16 January 2017709 × 563 (205 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=George VI, King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, inspects the U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS ''Wichita'' (CA-45) in Scapa Flow, Scotland (UK), on 7 June 1942. The photo...