![Oil storage tanks burning during US Navy carrier aircraft attack, Takao (now Kaohsiung) harbor, Taiwan, 12 Oct 1944 [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/other_none1166.jpg)
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Caption | Oil storage tanks burning during US Navy carrier aircraft attack, Takao (now Kaohsiung) harbor, Taiwan, 12 Oct 1944 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | |
WW2-Era Location Name | Takao, Taiwan | |
Date | 12 Oct 1944 | |
Photographer | Unknown | |
Colorization Note | This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors. Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile. View the original black and white photograph at its own permanent page. | |
Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | |
Source Information | ||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |
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Photos on Same Day | 12 Oct 1944 | |
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | |
Photo Size | 540 x 372 pixels |
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