[Photo] Battleship Yamato or Musashi and two heavy cruisers maneuvering while under attack by US Navy aircraft, Battle of Sibuyan Sea, 24 Oct 1944

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Battleship Yamato or Musashi and two heavy cruisers maneuvering while under attack by US Navy aircraft, Battle of Sibuyan Sea, 24 Oct 1944 ww2dbase

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80-G-272550

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Philippines Campaign, Phase 1, the Leyte Campaign	Main article	Photos	Maps
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24 Oct 1944

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Sibuyan Sea, Pacific Ocean

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C. Peter Chen

Added Date

29 Jul 2007

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WW2-Era Place Name	Sibuyan Sea, Pacific Ocean
Lat/Long	12.8064, 122.9531

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