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Tankers anchored off Tinian used to transport the immense amounts of fuel to feed the B-29's. Picture taken from the port scanner window of the Enola Gay. A couple more tangentially related pictures in 1st comment.

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Consolidated PBY-2 0454 VP-54 54-P-10 reputed to be the first USN plane with radar NAS Norfolk mid 1941. The beam search portions of a British ASV Mark II set, are on the forward hull, insulated hubs carry the transmitting antenna & masts on the top of the rear hull carry the receiving antenna.

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Tankers anchored off Tinian used to transport the immense amounts of fuel to feed the B-29's. Picture taken from the port scanner window of the Enola Gay. A couple more tangentially related pictures in 1st comment.	1081
$58,546 (fully equipped)	662
Consolidated PBY-2 0454 VP-54 54-P-10 reputed to be the first USN plane with radar NAS Norfolk mid 1941. The beam search portions of a British ASV Mark II set, are on the forward hull, insulated hubs carry the transmitting antenna & masts on the top of the rear hull carry the receiving antenna.	109