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Japanese freighter at Truk, Caroline Islands hit by a torpedo dropped from a US Navy squadron VT-10 Avenger aircraft, 17 Feb 1944, photo 1 of 2 [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     Japanese freighter at Truk, Caroline Islands hit by a torpedo dropped from a US Navy squadron VT-10 Avenger aircraft, 17 Feb 1944, photo 1 of 2 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Fefan, Truk, Caroline Islands
Date 17 Feb 1944
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Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile.

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Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
 
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Photos on Same Day 17 Feb 1944
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 600 x 514 pixels



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1. jeff says:
20 Nov 2011 11:15:30 PM

these pictures are fantastic.
thanks for posting them

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