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Description A U.S. Navy Martin SP-5B Marlin patrol plane (BuNo 135517) uses JATO (jet assisted take-off) rockets to lift from the waters of Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam, to begin a patrol of the coast, in April 1967. The plane was attached to Patrol Squadron 40 (VP-40), the last seaplane squadron deployed in Southeast Asia.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo USN 1122402 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author U.S. Navy

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