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Caption | HMS Hermes sinking off Ceylon, 9 Apr 1942; photo taken from a Japanese aircraft ww2dbase | ||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Ceylon | ||||||||
Date | 9 Apr 1942 | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-71205 | ||||||||
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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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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
Photo Size | 743 x 486 pixels |
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