Three PV-1 Ventura patrol planes preparing for take-off from Port Lyautey, French Morocco (now Kenitra, Morocco), May 1945. Note plane director with a red flag standing on the hood of the yellow Jeep

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Caption     Three PV-1 Ventura patrol planes preparing for take-off from Port Lyautey, French Morocco (now Kenitra, Morocco), May 1945. Note plane director with a red flag standing on the hood of the yellow Jeep ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Port Lyautey, French Morocco
Date  May 1945
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-K-5246
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,186 x 569 pixels



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