B-26 Marauder with the 73rd Bomb Squadron armed with a Mark XIII aerial torpedo at Fort Randall Army Airfield, Cold Bay, Alaska, 11 May 1942

Caption     B-26 Marauder with the 73rd Bomb Squadron armed with a Mark XIII aerial torpedo at Fort Randall Army Airfield, Cold Bay, Alaska, 11 May 1942 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-246587
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B-26 Marauder   Main article  Photos  
Mark XIII   Main article  Photos  
Photos on Same Day 11 May 1942
Photos at Same Place Cold Bay, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Added By David Stubblebine

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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
26 Oct 2015 02:25:25 PM

A month after this photo was taken, B-26s from this squadron launched these aerial torpedoes against the retreating Japanese aircraft carriers following the attack on Dutch Harbor, Alaska.

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