American PT boat cruising in the English Channel, early 1944
Description:
View from deck of Motor Torpedo Squadron 35 PT (Patrol Torpedo) boat of another PT boat speeding ahead of it, possibly during training for invasion of Normandy (Operation Overlord). English Channel. Early 1944
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Date:
1944
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From the service of James Christian Mountcastle, XO (Executive Officer) of RON 35 (Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 35). He was captain of the boat PT-516 "The Flying Gini." Every photograph in the collection has a stamp on back reading "WWII-1944. PT Boat Squadron 35. Lt. J.C. Mountcastle."
Geography:
English Channel
Latitude:
50.000
Longitude:
-1.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Torpedo boats--American--Europe
Military training--Europe