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researcher111

1st May 2018 17:42

Eevnt ID

Can anyone recognize this event depicting Russian and US
Naval officers during an unknown inspection somewhere. Note the above
catapult aircraft may have not been a lend lease type .

Andrei Demjanko

1st May 2018 22:10

Re: Eevnt ID

Handing over of USS Milwaukee (CL-5) to the Soviet Navy in 1944

researcher111

2nd May 2018 00:26

Re: Eevnt ID

Thanks very much Andrei, completely new for me.....did the VMFuse also this
catapult aircraft ?

Andrei Demjanko

2nd May 2018 01:13

Re: Eevnt ID

Yes, the ship's two OS2U Kingfishers were transferred to the USSR with the cruiser
http://waralbum.ru/21400/

researcher111

2nd May 2018 11:51

Re: Eevnt ID

Thanks very much for the info .

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