A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, 96th Aviation Troop Command, Washington National Guard, sling loads a PBY-5A Catalina amphibious aircraft from down town Oak Harbor, Wash., Jan. 21, 2026. A Washington National Guard CH-47 Chinook lifted the World War II-era patrol bomber, which first operated from U.S. Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in 1942, to its new permanent location at the Pacific Northwest Naval Air Museum. (U.S. National Guard photo by Adeline Witherspoon)
| Date Taken: | 01.21.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 01.27.2026 18:00 |
| Photo ID: | 9495461 |
| VIRIN: | 260121-A-YS961-5922 |
| Resolution: | 3577x5365 |
| Size: | 1.71 MB |
| Location: | OAK HARBOR, WASHINGTON, US |
| Web Views: | 5 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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