File:USS Princeton (CVL-23) burning on 24 October 1944 (80-G-287970).jpg
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English: The U.S. Navy light aircraft carrier USS Princeton (CVL-23) burning soon after she was hit by a Japanese bomb while operating off the Philippines on 24 October 1944. This view, taken from the battleship USS South Dakota (BB-57) at about 1001 hrs., shows the large smoke column aft following a heavy explosion in the carrier's hangar bay. |
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| Date | 24 October 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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80-G-287970 |
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| Source | U.S. Navy photo 80-G-287970 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID 80-G-287970. Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1] |
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This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
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