'A Naval Air Transport Service plane just before departure for Point Barrow.' In the background are C-47s on delivery to Russia. 17259 was delivered to the USN in September 1944 and joined VR-5 in February 1945. This aircraft kept flying in Alaska as N777YA until 2015! Photo from: United States Naval Academy
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