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File:SA-16A Albatross 3ARG Japan 1953.jpg

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English: A U.S. Air Force Grumman SA-16A Albatross (after 1962 HU-16A, s/n 51-061, c/n G-139), of the 38th Air Rescue Squadron stationed in Japan, ca. 1953. This aircraft capsized in high seas on 13 January 1953.
Official caption: "1950's -- The white water froths from the nose of an Grumman SA-16A Albatross as the pilot pours on the power in preparation for a take-off from a fresh water lake in northern Honshu, in Japan. The 38th is a unit of the 3rd Air Rescue Group and provides air and sea rescue for military and civilian air traffic over norther Honshu, Hokkaido and the adjacent Pacific Ocean areas. March 1953 (U.S. Air Force photo)"
Date circa 1953
date QS:P,+1953-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source Official U.S. Air Force photo no. 040315-F-9999G-011 [1]
Author USAF
Other versions caption "AF4018-3 82911A.C." removed

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