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Description: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina Over Aleutians, Alaska
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Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina Over Aleutians, Alaska

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IPTC Object Name Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina Over Aleutians, Alaska
IPTC Created Date 19430301
IPTC Author Bristol;Horace
IPTC City Aleutians
IPTC Province State Alaska
IPTC Country Name United States
IPTC Credit National Archives
IPTC Caption PBY-5A of VP-51, Fleet Air Wing 4 (FAW-4). Commanded by US Navy Captain Leslie Gehres, FAW-4 consisted of three squadrons of Consolidated PBY Catalina patrol seaplanes. On March 15, 1943, FAW-4 headquarters moved westward from Kodiak to Adak, just before the Battle of Komandorski Islands on March 27, 1943. VP-51 was commanded by Cdr. Turner Day.