
Caption | Firefighters of Belleau Wood fighting flames caused by a special attack aircraft, in the Philippine Islands, 30 Oct 1944; note TBM Avenger aircraft on flight deck and Franklin burning in distance. Photo 1 of 2 ww2dbase | ||||||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-342020 | ||||||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 30 Oct 1944 | ||||||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Pacific Ocean | ||||||||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||||||
Added Date | 5 Nov 2007 | ||||||||||||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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28 Mar 2011 03:17:08 PM
my grandfather was on the ship when this happened his name was walter nash kent he use to tell me stories about when this happened