Caption | Crewmen of USS Hancock preparing FFAR rockets for an aircraft strike against Japanese positions on Taiwan island, 12 Oct 1944. The Hancock air group fired 176 rockets on this date. ww2dbase | |||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-281338 | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 12 Oct 1944 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Pacific Ocean | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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