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80-G-490117: Raids on Japanese Home Islands, July 15, 1945

80-G-490117: Raids on Japanese Home Islands, July 15, 1945. Japanese freighter caught by carrier-based aircraft of the Third Fleet near Fukuya Wan, Hokkaido, Japan, starts to burn following a strafing run by F6F “Hellcat” plane seen near top of photograph, July 15, 1945. U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2015/12/08).
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Caption: Raids on Japanese Home Islands, July 15, 1945. Japanese freighter caught by carrier-based aircraft of the Third Fleet near Fukuya Wan, Hokkaido, Japan, starts to burn following a strafing run by F6F “Hellcat” plane seen near top of photograph, July 15, 1945. U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2015/12/08).
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