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80-G-216899 Carrier raid on Truk, 17-18 February 1944.

Carrier raid on Truk, 17-18 February 1944.
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Title: Carrier raid on Truk, 17-18 February 1944.
Caption: Japanese destroyer AKIKAZE maneuvering while under air attack off Truk, 17 February 1944. Note wakes, indicating that she is following the motions of another ship, and strafing splashes in the water. Her wake has her deck awash amidships. A Grumman TBF is overhead. Photographed from a USS INTREPID (CV-11) plane.
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Catalog #: 80-G-216899
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Thu, Feb 17, 1944
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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