Princeton_burning.jpg
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Summary
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Unknown author
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English:
The U.S. Navy light aircraft carrier USS
Princeton
(CVL-23) burning soon after she was hit by a Japanese bomb while operating off the Philippines on 24 October 1944.
This view, taken from the battleship USS South Dakota (BB-57) at about 1001 hrs., shows the large smoke column aft following a heavy explosion in the carrier's hangar bay. |
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| Date | 24 October 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
80-G-287970
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| Source | U.S. Navy photo 80-G-287970 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
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This image is available from the
Naval History and Heritage Command
under the digital ID
80-G-287970
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U.S. Navy
, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a
work
of the
U.S. federal government
, it is in the
public domain
in the United States.
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