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Photo #: 80-G-19974

Battle of Midway, June 1942


Crew of the Patrol Squadron 44 (VP-44) PBY-5A "Catalina" patrol bomber that found the approaching Japanese fleet's Midway Occupation Force on the morning of 3 June 1942.
Those present are identified in Photo # 80-G-19974 (Complete caption).

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives.

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    Image posted 15 March 1999
    Caption corrected and coding updated 29 April 2009