| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 127706 |
| Alternate Serial: | 7706 |
| Military Code: | RC-5 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Martin P5M Marlin (237) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Martin P5M Marlin |
| Aircraft Version: | Martin P5M-1 Marlin |
| C/n (msn): | [ 127706 ] |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VP-46 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Area: | Magong Island [ Off-Airport ] |
| Country: | Taiwan |
| Photo Date: | August 1958 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 476707 |
| Photo Comment |
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P5M-1 Marlin of VP-46 seen at the island of Magong (Makung), in the Pescadores archipelago, off Taiwan. Another P5M-1, 130304, had ran into a coral reef here and eventually sank. Location wrongly given by Life as Quemoy [Kinmen], the Taiwanese island close to the Chinese mainland. Photo by: John Dominis / Life This photo was added on 12 July 2022, and has since been viewed 470 times. |