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US Kingfisher seaplane, Florida, USA, WW2, 1942? (media.kbin.social)
submitted 4 months ago by PugJesus@kbin.social to c/historyporn@lemmy.world
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[-] padjakkels@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Why you asking? We don't know.

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Judging from the waves, it could be 1942.

(what?)

[-] padjakkels@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I totally agree ๐Ÿ˜€

[-] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Also if you account for the right dude's stance and headwear you can narrow it down to may or june of 1942.

[-] padjakkels@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

If I have a look at the ass-pack (not fanny-pack) I would say early June.

[-] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

The location with the orientation of their shadows... It's totally July, come on man!

[-] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Damn. I totally forgot that plane shadows only start behaving that way after the 28th of June. Honest mistake on my part.

[-] B_Larson@kbin.social 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Okay, so in the background is a Consolidated P2Y seaplane. Those were retired and withdrawn from service in 1941 and sent back to Naval Air Station Pensacola. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidated_P2Y

So if it's 1942, then it has to be in Florida at least.

But how do we know if it's 1942?? ๐Ÿ˜จ

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