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| German submarine U-850 under attack by Lt Harold Bradshaw from Composite Squadron VC-19 flying from USS Bogue, 20 Dec 1943. Note what appears to be a Mark 24 FIDO homing torpedo entering the water. | Reconnaissance photograph of the southern area of Heito Airfield, Heito (now Pingdong), Taiwan, 20 Dec 1943 |
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| St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, Australia, late Dec 1943 | US Army LVT vehicle in mud, Cape Gloucester, New Britain, circa late 1943 |
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