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PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM: PAGE 1
VMB-612 PILOTS: A group of VMB-612 pilots.
PETER FIELD POINT: Five of VMB-612's aircraft on the flight line at Peter Field Point, North Carolina in 1944. Photograph: U.S. Marine Corps
USS NATOMA BAY: In August of 1944, VMB-612 sailed for Saipan, embarked aboard the escort carrier, USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62). Photograph: U.S. Navy Historical Archives
ABOARD THE USS NATOMA BAY: VMB-612's aircraft were transported aboard the escort carrier, USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62). Note that the aircraft at this point had their upper turrets in place and that the overall sea-blue finish has already been applied. Photograph: U.S. Marine Corps
SAIPAN: Eight of VMB-612's aircraft on the flight line at Kagman Field on Saipan. Photograph: U.S. Marine Corps
ENGINE MAINTENANCE: An engine in the process of being replaced on a VMB-612's aircraft. Photograph: U.S. Marine Corps
DITCHED PBJ: The PBJ (BuNo 35201) piloted by First Lieutenant Samuel Balthrop was ditched on 16 November 1944 after running out of fuel. Four of the six-man crew escaped and was rescued by a destroyer nine hours later. First Lieutenant James W. Bostick and Master Technical Sergeant Thomas V. Little were lost, probably sinking with their aircraft. Photograph: U.S. Marine Corps
MB-9 ATTACKS: Devoid of its upper turret and armed with 5-inch rockets, MB-9 peels off to attack a target on the coast of Japan. Photograph: U.S. Marine Corps
READY FOR ACTION: A VMB-612 PBJ-1J prepares for start-up with two 11.75-inch Tiny Tim rockets hung on the external rack over the bomb-bay. Photograph: U.S. Marine Corps
TINY TIM ROCKETS: Sergeant Chester T. Hunkapiller and First Lieutenant Richard C. Johnson jack a 11.75-inch Tiny Tim rocket into its external mounting rack. Photograph: U.S. Marine Corps COMMANDING OFFICER: VMB-612's commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Jack Cram, and his copilot, Second Lieutenant Robert L Paveligo prepares their PBJ for a another mission against Japanese shipping north of Iwo Jima. Photograph: U.S. Marine Corps
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