
Caption | Commodore Leslie Gehres inspecting a PV-1 Ventura of Bombing Squadron VB-139 after a belly landing on Attu Island, Alaska, 18 May 1944. Note the Marsden Matting runway surface ww2dbase | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseNational Museum of Naval Aviation LR Devoe Collection | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 18 May 1944 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Attu, Aleutian Islands, Alaska | |||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
Added Date | 1 Jan 2006 | |||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain |
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2. William Soest says:
2 Jul 2018 07:56:51 PM
The pilot wearing Lt. Commander rank is my wife’s uncle. His name is Quentin Norem. He was the pilot on this mission
2 Jul 2018 07:56:51 PM
The pilot wearing Lt. Commander rank is my wife’s uncle. His name is Quentin Norem. He was the pilot on this mission
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