Smoke rising from Colonia Harbor on Yap, Caroline Islands as a TBM Avenger from the carrier Yorktown (Essex-class) flies overhead, 25-28 July 1944

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Caption     Smoke rising from Colonia Harbor on Yap, Caroline Islands as a TBM Avenger from the carrier Yorktown (Essex-class) flies overhead, 25-28 July 1944 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Yap, Mariana Islands
Date 25 Jul 1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
 
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Photos on Same Day 25 Jul 1944
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,762 x 1,392 pixels



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