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80-G-287536: Battle off Samar, October 25, 1944

80-G-287536: Battle off Samar, October 25, 1944. A Japanese fighter makes suicide dive on USS Kitkun Bay (CVE 71) during Battle of Leyte Gulf, 25 October 1944. Note smoke trails from guns of fighter anti-aircraft fire. As seen from USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collection of the National Archives. (2014/5/15).
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Caption: Battle off Samar, October 25, 1944. A Japanese fighter makes suicide dive on USS Kitkun Bay (CVE 71) during Battle of Leyte Gulf, 25 October 1944. Note smoke trails from guns of fighter anti-aircraft fire. As seen from USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collection of the National Archives. (2014/5/15).
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