Escort carrier USS Altamaha transporting a deck load of P-51A Mustang fighters has just left Alameda, passed under the San Francisco Bay Bridge (background) and steams toward the Golden Gate, 16 Jul 1943

Caption   Escort carrier USS Altamaha transporting a deck load of P-51A Mustang fighters has just left Alameda, passed under the San Francisco Bay Bridge (background) and steams toward the Golden Gate, 16 Jul 1943 ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via D. Sheley
Identification Code   80-G-74432
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P-51 Mustang   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Photos on Same Day 16 Jul 1943
Photos at Same Place San Francisco, California, United States
Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 13 Jan 2013

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