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80-G-K-5863 DOUGLAS R4D-6 Aircraft (Bu# 17265), of Naval Air Transport Service Squadron VR-5 at Alaskan airfield

DOUGLAS R4D-6 Aircraft (Bu# 17265), of Naval Air Transport Service Squadron VR-5 at Alaskan airfield
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Title: DOUGLAS R4D-6 Aircraft (Bu# 17265), of Naval Air Transport Service Squadron VR-5 at Alaskan airfield
Caption: DOUGLAS R4D-6 Aircraft (Bu# 17265), of Naval Air Transport Service Squadron VR-5 at an Alaskan airfield. Photo received 24 July 1945. The pilot, in the cockpit, is discussing something with the man on the ground, who is holding a bag marked "Return to: Registered Publication Section, Navy Department, Washington, DC." Note Nats emblem and steel mat runway.
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Catalog #: 80-G-K-5863
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: Color Photo
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