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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.

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
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation
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Photos on Same Day 18 Jul 1945
Photos at Same Place Yokosuka, Kanawaga, Japan
Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 1 Jan 2006

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Licensing  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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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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WW2-Era Place Name Yokosuka, Kanawaga, Japan
Lat/Long 35.2961, 139.6715
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