Oil tankers and transports left burning after attacks from carrier based aircraft 15 miles south of Cam Ranh Bay, French Indochina (now Vietnam), 12 Jan 1945. Photo taken from a plane from USS Hancock.

Caption     Oil tankers and transports left burning after attacks from carrier based aircraft 15 miles south of Cam Ranh Bay, French Indochina (now Vietnam), 12 Jan 1945. Photo taken from a plane from USS Hancock. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-300706
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Photo Size 5,644 x 4,542 pixels
Photos on Same Day 12 Jan 1945
Photos at Same Place French Indochina
Added By David Stubblebine
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