File:USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) rolling and pitching in heavy seas, in October 1945.jpg
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English: The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) in a Western Pacific storm off Wakayama, Japan, circa 3-7 October 1945. The carriers were searching for a Martin PBM-5 Mariner (BuNo 59336) of Patrol Bombing Squadron 205 (VPB-205). The PBM was lost on 2 October with Rear Admiral William D. Sample as passenger. The wreck was finally found in 1948. |
| Date | between 3 October 1945 and 7 October 1945 |
| Source | U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) 1944-1945 cruise book, p. 227, available at the Bangor, Maine (USA) Public Library |
| Author | PHC John Highfill, U.S. Navy |
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| current | 17:32, 8 April 2018 | | 982 × 638 (320 KB) | Cobatfor (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS ''Lunga Point'' (CVE-94) in a Western Pacific storm off Wakayama, Japan, circa 3-7 October 1945. The carriers were searching for a Martin PBM-5 ''Mariner'' (BuNo 59336) of Patrol Bombing Squadron 205 (VPB-205). The PBM was lost on 2 October with Rear Admiral William D. Sample as passenger. The wreck was finally found in 1948.}} |Source=U.S. Navy photo [http://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?art... |
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