| Caption | Japanese cruiser Kumano bombed by carrier planes in the Sibuyan Sea, Philippines, 26 Oct 1944. She lost her bow the previous day from a torpedo fired by USS Johnston in the opening shot of the Battle off Samar. ww2dbase | |||||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||||||
| Identification Code | 80-G-47012 | |||||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | See all photos dated 26 Oct 1944 | |||||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||||
| Added Date | 1 Jan 2019 | |||||||||||
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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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| Lat/Long | 13.0833, 122.0833 |
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Photographed from a USS Hancock plane. Note SB2C Helldiver at right center.