
Caption | Following an attack from Japanese special attack aircraft, fires grew in the forward hangar deck of USS Saratoga off Iwo Jima, 21 Feb 1945. The fires increased greatly before they could be controlled. Photo 3 of 3 ww2dbase | |||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps | |||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 21 Feb 1945 | |||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Pacific Ocean | |||||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||||||
Added Date | 30 Aug 2008 | |||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". |
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