Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2011.29.081
Accession#:
2011.29
Credit Line:
Donated by Renee Guerin.
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Title:
Two Men on the Deck of the US AAF P—510
Year Range from:
1935
Year Range to:
1950
Description:
Black and white photographic print of two men on the deck of a ship. A corner of an over—turned liferaft, rope and covered cargo are all visible on the deck of the ship. The two men are in the background. One is bending over a bucket and the other is leaning on a rope fence watching the first man. Water is seen in the background in the upper proper left corner. Image has a white boarder around all four sides.There is a circular stamp located on the back of the image with text reading: "PASSED BY US BASE 1733 ARMY EXAMINER".
Notes:
The US AFF P—510 was an emergency rescue boat in the Aleutians during WWII. 11th Air Force bombed Kiril Islands of Northern Japan in 1943—1945. The 10th Emergency Rescue Boat was assigned to them to recover air crews ditched at sea. The P—510 was built in 1944 by Fellows and Stuart in Wilmington, California with two 1500 HP Packard Engines. It was 85 feet long. Its official description was an Offshore Rescue Boat stationed at Attu.
People:
Guerin, Eckley Coxe
Guerin, Renee Penny Blood
Guerin, Renee Penny Blood
Search Terms:
Print
Photograph
Military
Boat
Ship
Photograph
Military
Boat
Ship
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