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Description A U.S. Navy Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina of Patrol Bomber Squadron VPB-6 pictured in flight over Narssarsuak Fjord, Greenland, in 1945. VPB-6(CG) was a U.S. Coast Guard squadron mobilized during the Second World War from 5 October 1943 to 12 July 1945. Note the depth charges under the wings.
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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1993.501.073.048
Author CDR John C. Redfield, USCGR
Camera location76° 29′ 53″ N, 69° 34′ 44″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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