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80-G-270662: Battle off Samar, Japanese Kamikaze, October 25, 1944

80-G-270662: Battle off Samar, Japanese Kamikaze, October 25, 1944. Japanese “Zero” crashes deck of USS Suwannee (CVE-27) and bursts into flames, Leyte Gulf, Philippines, 25 October 1944. TBM may be seen in flight behind smoke. This plane which was loaded with a torpedo was unharmed by the crash. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/4/24).
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Caption: Battle off Samar, Japanese Kamikaze, October 25, 1944. Japanese “Zero” crashes deck of USS Suwannee (CVE-27) and bursts into flames, Leyte Gulf, Philippines, 25 October 1944. TBM may be seen in flight behind smoke. This plane which was loaded with a torpedo was unharmed by the crash. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/4/24).
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