A PV-1 Ventura of Bombing Squadron VB-139 after a belly landing on Attu Island, Alaska, 18 May 1944. This aircraft’s hydraulics were shot out by a Japanese gunboat off the Kamchatka Peninsula. Photo 1 of 2

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Caption     A PV-1 Ventura of Bombing Squadron VB-139 after a belly landing on Attu Island, Alaska, 18 May 1944. This aircraft’s hydraulics were shot out by a Japanese gunboat off the Kamchatka Peninsula. Photo 1 of 2 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Attu, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Date 18 May 1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseNational Museum of Naval Aviation LR Devoe Collection
 
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Photos on Same Day 18 May 1944
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 2,851 x 2,263 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
31 Aug 2015 09:48:42 PM

Lockheed PV-1 Ventura BuNo 33433

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WW2-Era Location Name:
Attu, Aleutian Islands, Alaska

Latitude-Longitude:
52.8241, 173.1748

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