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Caption | A Type 99 dive bomber attacked Yorktown, seen from cruiser Astoria, 4 Jun 1942 ww2dbase | |||||||||
Date | 4 Jun 1942 | |||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-32355 | |||||||||
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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 | 740 x 593 pixels |
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