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Description U.S. Navy ships and aircraft in Little Placentia Sound off the U.S. Naval Station Argentia, Newfoundland, Canada, in 1942. Visible are nine Consolidated PBY Catalina and two Martin PBM Mariner flying boats, on the right is the faintail of the seaplane tender USS Albemarle (AV-5). An old battleship is anchored in the background.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photograph 80-G-7446 from the Naval History and Heritage Command Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons. Volume 2: The History of VP, VPB, VP(H) and VP(AM) Squadrons Appendix 6 Patrol Squadron Shore Establishments [1]
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21:43, 24 October 2009Thumbnail for version as of 21:43, 24 October 2009771 × 502 (91 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=U.S. Navy ships and aircraft in Little Placentia Sound off the U.S. Naval Station Argentia, Newfoundland, Canada, in 1942. Visible are nine Consolidated PBY ''Catalina'' and two Martin PBM ''Mariner'' flyi

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