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Carrier Ticonderoga burning after being struck by special attack aircraft off Taiwan, 21 Jan 1945; note light cruiser Miami's starboard catapult and OS2U Kingfisher aircraft in foreground

Caption     Carrier Ticonderoga burning after being struck by special attack aircraft off Taiwan, 21 Jan 1945; note light cruiser Miami's starboard catapult and OS2U Kingfisher aircraft in foreground ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   80-G-273151
More on...   
OS2U Kingfisher   Main article  Photos  
Tokko "Kamikaze" Special Attack Doctrine   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Ticonderoga   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Miami   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 740 x 590 pixels
Photos on Same Day 21 Jan 1945
Photos at Same Place Pacific Ocean
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010:
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