King George VI inspecting battleship USS Washington at Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 7 Jun 1942; note OS2U Kingfisher float plane on catapult

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Caption     King George VI inspecting battleship USS Washington at Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 7 Jun 1942; note OS2U Kingfisher float plane on catapult ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Link to Source    Link
 
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Photos on Same Day 7 Jun 1942
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 740 x 588 pixels



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WW2-Era Place Name Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lat/Long 58.9000, -3.0500
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