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Aerial view of the naval base at Yokosuka, Japan, 18 Apr 1942, photo 1 of 2; photo taken by one of the Doolittle raiders

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Caption     Aerial view of the naval base at Yokosuka, Japan, 18 Apr 1942, photo 1 of 2; photo taken by one of the Doolittle raiders ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Date 18 Apr 1942
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   80-G-063596
 
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Doolittle Raid   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal   Main article  Photos  
Photos in Series See all 2 photos in this series
Photos on Same Day 18 Apr 1942
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 991 x 730 pixels



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1. C. John Campbell says:
4 Jun 2015 08:04:34 PM

This is a 35 mm snap shot taken by Lt. Clayton J. Campbell navigator on plane 13. It was taken from the left navigators window. This is the second of four pictures taken on the flight.

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