
Caption | Tracer rounds within intensive anti-aircraft fire from the Light Carrier USS Belleau Wood aimed at a Japanese G4M “Betty” bomber attacking at wave-top level off the Mariana Islands, 22 Feb 1944 ww2dbase | ||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||
Source | ww2dbaseNational Museum of Naval Aviation RL Lawson Collection | ||||
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Photo Size | 1,838 x 1,406 pixels | ||||
Photos on Same Day | 22 Feb 1944 | ||||
Photos at Same Place | Pacific Ocean | ||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||
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