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| 40-millimeter gun of submarine chaser USS PC-799 firing on target ship DD-224, off San Francisco, California, United States, 24 Mary 1946 | A F4U Corsair aircraft leading two F6F Hellcat aircraft attacking target ship DD-224 off San Francisco, California, United States, 24 May 1946; note this might be a composite photograph |
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| DD-224 under tow, off San Francisco, California, United States, 24 May 1946 | Target ship DD-224 sinking, off San Francisco, California, United States, 24 May 1946, photo 1 of 2 |
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| Target ship DD-224 sinking, off San Francisco, California, United States, 24 May 1946, photo 2 of 2 |
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