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NH 105180 U.S. Naval Reserve Aviation Base, New York, N.Y.

Photo #: NH 105180 U.S. Naval Reserve Aviation Base, New York, N.Y.
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Title: U.S. Naval Reserve Aviation Base, New York, N.Y.
Description: (Floyd Bennett Field) Scene in the base Armory, circa 1940-1942. A Sailor is working on a Browning .30 caliber machine gun at the bench in the foreground. Note the two-tiered rack at right, holding 40 M1903 (Springfield) rifles, and the unit in the left center distance, with many of its pigeon-holes containing web cartridge belts for rifle ammunition. Collection of Captain Hays R. Browning, USNR, from the Naval Reserve Aviation Base New York, N.Y. album. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 105180
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