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Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||
Identification Code | 19-N-29688 | ||||||||
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Photo Size | 1,720 x 1,242 pixels | ||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
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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"Since peace is now beyond hope, we can but fight to the end."Chiang Kaishek, 31 Jul 1937
15 Sep 2011 04:16:44 PM
Note the wide-open doors in the side of the hangar deck. This allowed planes to warm up engines before taking the elevator to the flight deck, hence clearing the deck at once. This proved to be a serendipitous tactical advantage when faced with the expert Japanese pilots, whose operations were somewhat hobbled by having to warm up topside.