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Strike photo of Manila Bay 5 Nov 1944 showing thick pall of smoke. Taken from aircraft from Bombing Squadron 80 flying from the USS Ticonderoga.Commander Air Group 80, Lieutenant Commander Albert O. Vorse, discussing the results of the 6 Nov 1944 raid on Manila with Rear Admiral Arthur W. Radford, right, aboard the USS Ticonderoga.Shimakaze under attack, Ormoc Bay, Philippines, 11 Nov 1944US Navy pilot Ensign C. V.
Strike photo of Manila Bay 5 Nov 1944 showing thick pall of smoke. Taken from aircraft from Bombing Squadron 80 flying from the USS Ticonderoga.Commander Air Group 80, Lieutenant Commander Albert O. Vorse, discussing the results of the 6 Nov 1944 raid on Manila with Rear Admiral Arthur W. Radford, right, aboard the USS Ticonderoga.Shimakaze under attack, Ormoc Bay, Philippines, 11 Nov 1944US Navy pilot Ensign C. V. 'Vern' Higman landing on Ticonderoga after a raid on Ormoc Bay, Philippine Islands, 11 Nov 1944; note AA damage on TBM-3 Avenger aircraft 'Round Trip Ticket'
Bomb bay camera in a TBF-1 Avenger from USS Essex captures the moment of bomb release over the Pasig River in downtown Manila, Luzon, Philippines, 14 Nov 1944. Attack was on the dock area 2,000 yards further ahead.Strike photo of the Manila docks at the height of the attack, 14 Nov 1944, Manila, Luzon, Philippines. Photo taken by aircraft from USS Essex.A Japanese D4Y Suisei fighter splashing into the sea after being shot down during an attack on the American fleet as seen from USS Essex, 25 Nov 1944. Note battleship USS South Dakota and US fighter in level flightA Japanese special attack aircraft exploding upon hitting USS Intrepid in the Pacific Ocean off Philippine Islands, 25 Nov 1944
Bomb bay camera in a TBF-1 Avenger from USS Essex captures the moment of bomb release over the Pasig River in downtown Manila, Luzon, Philippines, 14 Nov 1944. Attack was on the dock area 2,000 yards further ahead.Strike photo of the Manila docks at the height of the attack, 14 Nov 1944, Manila, Luzon, Philippines. Photo taken by aircraft from USS Essex.A Japanese D4Y Suisei fighter splashing into the sea after being shot down during an attack on the American fleet as seen from USS Essex, 25 Nov 1944. Note battleship USS South Dakota and US fighter in level flightA Japanese special attack aircraft exploding upon hitting USS Intrepid in the Pacific Ocean off Philippine Islands, 25 Nov 1944
A special attack aircraft exploding on the flight deck of USS Intrepid as seen from the catwalks, off the Philippine Islands, 25 Nov 1944Bulging bulkhead in No. 3 Ready Room on the gallery deck of USS Intrepid from the explosion of a Japanese special attack aircraft in the hangar deck spaces, off the Philippines, 25 Nov 1944Damage control parties trying to bring fires under control on the flight deck of USS Intrepid following the crash of a Japanese special attack aircraft off the Philippines, 25 Nov 1944Damage control parties trying to bring fires under control on the flight deck of USS Intrepid following the crash of a Japanese special attack aircraft off the Philippines, 25 Nov 1944
A special attack aircraft exploding on the flight deck of USS Intrepid as seen from the catwalks, off the Philippine Islands, 25 Nov 1944Bulging bulkhead in No. 3 Ready Room on the gallery deck of USS Intrepid from the explosion of a Japanese special attack aircraft in the hangar deck spaces, off the Philippines, 25 Nov 1944Damage control parties trying to bring fires under control on the flight deck of USS Intrepid following the crash of a Japanese special attack aircraft off the Philippines, 25 Nov 1944Damage control parties trying to bring fires under control on the flight deck of USS Intrepid following the crash of a Japanese special attack aircraft off the Philippines, 25 Nov 1944
Damage control parties trying to bring fires under control on the flight deck of USS Intrepid following the crash of a Japanese special attack aircraft off the Philippines, 25 Nov 1944. Note the bulge in the deckDamage control parties trying to bring fires under control on the hangar deck of USS Intrepid following the crash of a Japanese special attack aircraft off the Philippines, 25 Nov 1944Damage control parties trying to bring fires under control on the hangar deck of USS Intrepid following the crash of a Japanese special attack aircraft off the Philippines, 25 Nov 1944Damage control parties trying to bring fires under control on the hangar deck of USS Intrepid following the crash of a Japanese special attack aircraft off the Philippines, 25 Nov 1944
Damage control parties trying to bring fires under control on the flight deck of USS Intrepid following the crash of a Japanese special attack aircraft off the Philippines, 25 Nov 1944. Note the bulge in the deckDamage control parties trying to bring fires under control on the hangar deck of USS Intrepid following the crash of a Japanese special attack aircraft off the Philippines, 25 Nov 1944Damage control parties trying to bring fires under control on the hangar deck of USS Intrepid following the crash of a Japanese special attack aircraft off the Philippines, 25 Nov 1944Damage control parties trying to bring fires under control on the hangar deck of USS Intrepid following the crash of a Japanese special attack aircraft off the Philippines, 25 Nov 1944
Damage to the flight deck and the hangar deck of USS Intrepid following the crash of a Japanese special attack aircraft off the Philippines, 25 Nov 1944Flight deck officer of USS Hancock directing a SB2C Helldiver aircraft for takeoff, off Philippine Islands, 25 Nov 1944Intrepid smoking after being hit by Japanese special attack aircraft, seen from battleship New Jersey, 25 Nov 1944; note New JerseySpecial attack pilot Lieutenant Yoshinori Yamaguchi
Damage to the flight deck and the hangar deck of USS Intrepid following the crash of a Japanese special attack aircraft off the Philippines, 25 Nov 1944Flight deck officer of USS Hancock directing a SB2C Helldiver aircraft for takeoff, off Philippine Islands, 25 Nov 1944Intrepid smoking after being hit by Japanese special attack aircraft, seen from battleship New Jersey, 25 Nov 1944; note New Jersey's 40mm guns in foregroundSpecial attack pilot Lieutenant Yoshinori Yamaguchi's Yokosuka D4Y3 Model 33 diving at carrier Essex, at 1256 on 25 Nov 1944, photo 1 of 2

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