80-G-287536: USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71), October 25, 1944
![80-G-287536: USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71), October 25, 1944. A Japanese fighter makes suicide dive on USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) during Battle of Leyte Gulf. Note smoke trails from guns of fighter anti-aircraft fire. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. 80-G-287536: USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71), October 25, 1944. A Japanese fighter makes suicide dive on USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) during Battle of Leyte Gulf. Note smoke trails from guns of fighter anti-aircraft fire. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.](/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/wwii/wwii-japan/kamikaze/battle-leyte-gulf/80-g-287536/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1601566986993.jpg)
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Topic
- People-Places-Things--Japanese
Document Type
- Photograph
Wars & Conflicts
- World War II 1939-1945
Navy Communities
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- Image (gif, jpg, tiff)
Location of Archival Materials
- National Museum of the U.S. Navy
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