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pl23_theb0955.jpg

B-17 used for aerial photography following WWII

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Description

B-17 used for aerial photography following WWII.This was the last operational B-17- dubbed Old Rotten Wings by aircraft crew.Flown by Coast Guard crew with C&GS; navigator and cameraman

Credit

NOAA Central Library

Display Date

1949?

Location

Alaska, Adak Island, Aleutian Islands

Collection

Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey

Geodesy

Topography-Mapping the Shoreline

Photogrammetry

Keywords

Geodesy

Topography

Photogrammetry