| Caption | Â Â Â | Burning seaplane hangar, Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 4 Jun 1942 ww2dbase | |||||||
| Photographer | Â Â Â | John Ford | |||||||
| Source | Â Â Â | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | Â | 4 Jun 1942 | |||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Â | Midway, US Pacific Islands | |||||||
| Added By | Â | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
| Added Date | Â | 6 May 2014 | |||||||
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| Licensing | Â | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". | |||||||
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| WW2-Era Place Name | Midway, US Pacific Islands |
| Lat/Long | 28.2014, -177.3814 |
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