Attack on Truk Photographs | World War II Database


Japanese naval base, warships, and fishing boats at Dublon Island under American aerial attack, Truk Atoll, Caroline Islands, 16 Feb 1944, photo 1 of 2	Japanese naval base, warships, and fishing boats at Dublon Island under American aerial attack, Truk Atoll, Caroline Islands, 16 Feb 1944, photo 2 of 2	Japanese ships and fishing boats under attack at Dublon Island, Truk Atoll, Caroline Islands, 16 Feb 1944	Two US Navy fighter pilots aboard carrier Enterprise during the raid on Truk Atoll in the Caroline Islands, 16 Feb 1944

Aerial photo showing damage done to Japanese naval base at Dublon Island, Truk Atoll, Caroline Islands, 17-18 Feb 1944	Japanese ammunition ships in Truk Harbor exploding after attacked by American dive bombers, Truk, Caroline Islands, 17 Feb 1944; the dive bomber that caused this destruction was also lost in the blast	Japanese freighter at Truk hit by a torpedo dropped from a VT-10 Avenger, 17 Feb 1944	Japanese ships being bombed during attack on Truk, Caroline Islands, 17 Feb 1944; photo taken by an aircraft from USS Intrepid

Submarine tender Heian Maru burning during Truk attack, 17 Feb 1944	US Navy F6F Hellcat fighters of VF-10 'Grim Reapers' of Carrier Air Group 10 landed on carrier Enterprise after attack on Truk, 17-18 Feb 1944; note folded wings	US Navy SBD Dauntless dive bombers over Truk Atoll, Caroline Islands, 16-18 Feb 1944	OS2U Kingfisher recovered by Baltimore after the aircraft rescued downed pilot Lt. George Blair, off Truk, 18 Feb 1944

Smoke rising from the Japanese naval base at Dublon Island, Truk Atoll, Caroline Islands, 29-30 Apr 1944