[Photo] Officers and sailors of USS Saratoga man the rails for HMS Illustrious passing close aboard as the British Eastern Fleet bids farewell to the American carrier, Indian Ocean northwest of Australia, 18 May 1944.

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Officers and sailors of USS Saratoga man the rails for HMS Illustrious passing close aboard as the British Eastern Fleet bids farewell to the American carrier, Indian Ocean northwest of Australia, 18 May 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	Indian Ocean
Lat/Long	-18.1833, 111.8083

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