US Navy PV-1 Ventura aircraft dropping a Mk XIII torpedo over Saratoga Passage, Washington, United States, 4 Jun 1943. Note the torpedo's wooden tail shroud.

Caption     US Navy PV-1 Ventura aircraft dropping a Mk XIII torpedo over Saratoga Passage, Washington, United States, 4 Jun 1943. Note the torpedo's wooden tail shroud. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   80-G-356150
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Ventura   Main article  Photos  
Mark XIII   Main article  Photos  
Photos on Same Day 4 Jun 1943
Photos at Same Place Langley, Washington, United States
Added By C. Peter Chen

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