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Pilots of VT-51 returned to San Jacinto after attacking the Japanese carrier force, Battle off Cape Engaño, 25 Oct 1944	San Jacinto's VT-51 Avenger aircraft being armed with a Mark XIII torpedo for Battle off Cape Engaño, 25 Oct 1944	SB2C Helldivers of Bombing Squadron VB-19 on the deck of USS Lexington (Essex-class) being fitted with drop tanks for an extended mission to search for the fleeing Japanese fleet, 25 Oct 1944.	Tail section of a D4Y Suisei ‘Judy’ dive bomber that landed on the flight deck of Escort Carrier USS Kitkun Bay after being exploded in flight by intense anti-aircraft fire during the Battle off Samar, 25 Oct 1944

USS Kitkun Bay prepared to launch FM-2 Wildcat fighters during Battle off Samar, 25 Oct 1944; note shell splashes in background	Yukio Seki's special attack squadron took off among cheers, Mabalacat Airfield, Philippines, 25 Oct 1944	Zuikaku settling as she sinks, 25 Oct 1944; profile of an Avenger is seen flying overhead	As seen from USS Sangamon off Surigao Island, Philippines, 26 Oct 1944, escort Carrier USS Suwannee recovering aircraft. Note the TBM-1C Avenger lining up to land on the carrier and A6M Zero diving on the ship.

Japanese cruiser Kumano bombed by carrier planes in the Sibuyan Sea, Philippines, 26 Oct 1944. She lost her bow the previous day from a torpedo fired by USS Johnston in the opening shot of the Battle off Samar.	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 2 of 2	Major fires on the fantail of USS Belleau Wood were finally extinguished about three hours after being struck by a special attack aircraft, off the Philippine Islands, 30 Oct 1944	USS Belleau Wood after fires were put out and damaged aircraft were jettisoned after being struck by a special attack aircraft earlier in the day, off the Philippine Islands, 30 Oct 1944. Note hole in flight deck

A crew chief with the 51st Fighter Squadron in front of the P-38J Lightning “Rebel” at Howard Field, Panama Canal Zone, 1944-45.	A US Navy PV-1 Ventura patrol bomber of Bombing Squadron VB-136 taking off from Attu, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Nov 1944	A-20 Havoc bombers of US 416th Bomb Group making a bombing run over Europe, circa late 1944	Airplanes on the ramp at Naval Air Station Livermore, California, United States, 1944-45. Note F4F (or FM2) Wildcats, SB2C Helldivers, and TBM Avengers.

B-17G Fortress of the 96th Bombardment Squadron flying from Italy at the moment of bomb release, 1944-45.	B-24 Liberator of the 464th Bomb Group bracketed by flak bursts from German anti-aircraft guns, Nov 1944.	B-24H Liberator “Appassionata” (s/n 42-50437) of the 489th Bomb Group at Halesworth, England, United Kingdom, late 1944.	B-24H Liberator “Happy Warrior” (s/n 42-94860) of the 489th Bomb Group at Halesworth, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, late summer 1944.