US Marine paratroopers training on handling parachutes in heavy winds, Navy Auxiliary Air Station at Camp Kearny, California (now Miramar), 1942. Note rare R3D aircraft, only 12 such planes were made.

Caption   US Marine paratroopers training on handling parachutes in heavy winds, Navy Auxiliary Air Station at Camp Kearny, California (now Miramar), 1942. Note rare R3D aircraft, only 12 such planes were made. ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-K-13967
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Photos at Same Place San Diego, California, United States
Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 1 Jan 2006

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