Large Type 2TL tanker Kyokuun Maru on fire and making for the beach off the coast of French Indochina (Vietnam) north of Qui Nhon after its convoy was attacked by 175 United States Navy carrier planes, Jan 12, 1945.

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Caption     Large Type 2TL tanker Kyokuun Maru on fire and making for the beach off the coast of French Indochina (Vietnam) north of Qui Nhon after its convoy was attacked by 175 United States Navy carrier planes, Jan 12, 1945. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Qui Nhon, Annam, French Indochina
Date 12 Jan 1945
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via USS Hancock
Identification Code   80-G-300689
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 5,668 x 4,490 pixels



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Qui Nhon, Annam, French Indochina

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