Avenger using jet assistance to take off from a US aircraft carrier, Pacific Ocean
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Grumman TBF Avenger using jet assistance to take off from an American aircraft carrier. Official caption on front: "Avenger takes off with jet assistance. US Navy Photo 131-9." Pacific Ocean. No date
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1942
1945
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography:
Pacific Ocean
Latitude:
-0.500
Longitude:
-91.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Grumman Avenger (Torpedo bomber)--Pacific Ocean
Airplanes--American--Pacific Ocean
Aircraft carriers--American--Pacific Ocean
Airplanes--American
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