[Photo] Major fires on the fantail of USS Belleau Wood were finally extinguished about three hours after being struck by a special attack aircraft, off the Philippine Islands, 30 Oct 1944

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Major fires on the fantail of USS Belleau Wood were finally extinguished about three hours after being struck by a special attack aircraft, off the Philippine Islands, 30 Oct 1944 ww2dbase

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ww2dbaseNational Museum of Naval Aviation RL Lawson Collection

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David Stubblebine

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1 Jan 2006

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WW2-Era Place Name	Pacific Ocean
Lat/Long	10.9833, 127.0333

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