The pilot of a restored PBY Catalina aircraft answers questions about his aircraft during the celebration of the 75th anniversary of naval aviation

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The pilot of a restored PBY Catalina aircraft answers questions about his aircraft during the celebration of the 75th anniversary of naval aviation

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Summary

The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola

State: Florida (FL)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Akins

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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Date

03/05/1986

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Source

The U.S. National Archives

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Link

https://catalog.archives.gov/

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