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A PBY-6A Catalina, an American flying boat used during World War II and for decades after, drops a load of water from its bomb-bay doors over Crescent Harbor, Wash., Sept. 25, 2009. The aircraft's departure marked the end of a visit to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and Oak Harbor.

WHIDBEY WATER DAY

A PBY-6A Catalina, an American flying boat used during World War II and for decades after, drops a load of water from its bomb-bay doors over Crescent Harbor, Wash., Sept. 25, 2009. The aircraft's departure marked the end of a visit to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and Oak Harbor.

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