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| Title | Changing a number one stack |
| Creator | Thorpe, Clell [photographer]
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| Description | Three of VMB-613's aircraft mechanics perform maintenance on the engine of one of the squadron's aircraft. Through the efforts of the maintenance section, VMB-613 had the lowest operational loss rate of all Marine Bombing Squadrons. Note that the aircraft's "package guns" have been removed. |
| Inscription | Engine check crew, 613. T/SGT. Ponder, N.C.O. |
| Genre | black-and-white photographs
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| Subject (Name) | United States. Marine Corps. Bombing Squadron 613
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| Subject.Topical (AAT) | military personnel
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| Subject.Topical (TGM) | Flight crews
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| Subject (Geographic) | Kwajalein Island (Marshall Islands)
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| Original Collection | Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs, 1941-1960 http://archon.lib.uh.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=259 |
| Original Item Location | ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 8 |
| Use and Reproduction | This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please use the citation button above. To request higher resolution images, please use the Request High Res button above. |
| Digital Collection | Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs |
| File name | vmb015 |
| Digital Collection URL | reformatted digital |
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