File:USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) rolling and pitching in heavy seas, in October 1945.jpg
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[edit]DescriptionUSS Lunga Point (CVE-94) rolling and pitching in heavy seas, in October 1945.jpg |
English: The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) in a Western Pacific storm off Wakayama, Japan, circa 3-7 October 1945. The carriers were searching for a Martin PBM-5 Mariner (BuNo 59336) of Patrol Bombing Squadron 205 (VPB-205). The PBM was lost on 2 October with Rear Admiral William D. Sample as passenger. The wreck was finally found in 1948. |
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between 3 October 1945 and 7 October 1945 date QS:P,+1945-10-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1319,+1945-10-03T00:00:00Z/11,P1326,+1945-10-07T00:00:00Z/11 |
Source | U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) 1944-1945 cruise book, p. 227, available at the Bangor, Maine (USA) Public Library |
Author | PHC John Highfill, U.S. Navy |
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