P-39 airplane"43291" being rigged for lift by wrecker in the Aleutian Islands c. 1943.
Gift of Norma Stewart
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Nine soldiers building tripod rigging to prepare P-39 airplane "43291" for lift by wrecker during retrieval operation in the Aleutian Islands c. 1943. Large duplicate image of 2012.458.079.
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Photographs from the service of Robbie W. Briggle who served on an Air Force Base in the Aleutian Islands.
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Aleutian Islands
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56.383
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-131.317
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Soldiers--American--Alaska
Airplanes--American--Alaska
Wreckers (Vehicles)--Alaska
Aircraft accidents--Alaska