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80-G-270619: USS Suwannee (CVE-27), October 26, 1944

80-G-270619: USS Suwannee (CVE-27), October 26, 1944. Fires and explosion on the flight deck of USS Suwannee (CVE-27), resulting from a suicide hit of a Japanese “Zero” near Leyte, Philippines. The airborne plane is friendly. Taken from USS Sangamon (CVE-26) at Leyte, Philippines. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Caption: 80-G-270619: USS Suwannee (CVE-27), October 26, 1944. Fires and explosion on the flight deck of USS Suwannee (CVE-27), resulting from a suicide hit of a Japanese “Zero” near Leyte, Philippines. The airborne plane is friendly. Taken from USS Sangamon (CVE-26) at Leyte, Philippines. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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  • World War II 1939-1945
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