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80-G-270614: Battle off Samar, Japanese Kamikaze, October 25, 1944

80-G-270614: Battle off Samar, October 25, 1944. Crash of Japanese “Zero” kamikaze on USS Suwanne (CVE 27) on the forward flight deck while off Samar on 26 October. Note the F6F flying away from the explosion. Photographed from USS Sangamon (CVE 26). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/4/24).
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Caption: Battle off Samar, October 25, 1944. Crash of Japanese “Zero” kamikaze on USS Suwanne (CVE-27) on the forward flight deck while off Samar on 25 October. Note the F6F flying away from the explosion. Photographed from USS Sangamon (CVE- 26). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/4/24).
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