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Strike photo taken by USS Hancock aircraft showing an attack on the Yokosuka Navy Yard, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 18 Jul 1945. Note bomb splashes.

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Caption     Strike photo taken by USS Hancock aircraft showing an attack on the Yokosuka Navy Yard, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 18 Jul 1945. Note bomb splashes. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Yokosuka, Kanawaga, Japan
Date 18 Jul 1945
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation
 
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Photos on Same Day 18 Jul 1945
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 969 x 795 pixels



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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Gene Brown says:
18 Jul 2018 04:44:22 PM

The caption should read "1945" instead of "1845."
2. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
18 Jul 2018 09:23:35 PM

Gene Brown (above):
You are right. It was a simple typo but it need to be corrected. Thank you for pointing this out.

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