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80-G-239344: Attu, Alaska, May 1944

80-G-239344: Attu, Alaska, May 1944. Crash landing of a PV-1 (Bu #33433) returning to Attu Island, Alaska, from encounter with Japanese auxiliary vessel in the North Pacific. Lieutenant Q.E. Norem USNR, pilot and Lieutenant Junior Grade G. M. Tambs, USNR, co-pilot was killed during encounter. Shown: Officers discussing removal of crashed plane from runway, released May 19, 1944. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/03/07).
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Caption: Attu, Alaska, May 1944. Crash landing of a PV-1 (Bu #33433) returning to Attu Island, Alaska, from encounter with Japanese auxiliary vessel in the North Pacific. Lieutenant Q.E. Norem USNR, pilot and Lieutenant Junior Grade G. M. Tambs, USNR, co-pilot was killed during encounter. Shown: Officers discussing removal of crashed plane from runway, released May 19, 1944. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/03/07).
Accession #: 80-G-239344
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  • World War II 1939-1945
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