USS Wasp and USS Washington at Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 4 Apr 1942

Historical Information
Caption     USS Wasp and USS Washington at Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 4 Apr 1942 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date 4 Apr 1942
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation
Identification Code   1967.038.031
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 1,890 x 1,494 pixels



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WW2-Era Location Name:
Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Latitude-Longitude:
58.9000, -3.0500

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