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Nachi under aerial attack, Manila Bay, Philippine Islands, 5 Nov 1944Strike photo of Manila Bay 5 Nov 1944 showing thick pall of smoke. Taken from aircraft from Bombing Squadron 80 flying from the USS Ticonderoga.
Nachi under aerial attack, Manila Bay, Philippine Islands, 5 Nov 1944Strike photo of Manila Bay 5 Nov 1944 showing thick pall of smoke. Taken from aircraft from Bombing Squadron 80 flying from the USS Ticonderoga.
Captain Dixie Kiefer in battle dress on the command bridge of USS Ticonderoga during the launching of aircraft against Luzon, Philippines, Nov 6, 1944.Shimakaze under attack, Ormoc Bay, Philippines, 11 Nov 1944
Captain Dixie Kiefer in battle dress on the command bridge of USS Ticonderoga during the launching of aircraft against Luzon, Philippines, Nov 6, 1944.Shimakaze under attack, Ormoc Bay, Philippines, 11 Nov 1944
US Navy pilot Ensign C. V. Bomb bay camera in a TBF-1 Avenger from USS Essex captures the moment of bomb release over the Pasig River in downtown Manila, Luzon, Philippines, 14 Nov 1944. Attack was on the dock area 2,000 yards further ahead.
US Navy pilot Ensign C. V. 'Vern' Higman landing on Ticonderoga after a raid on Ormoc Bay, Philippine Islands, 11 Nov 1944; note AA damage on TBM-3 Avenger aircraft 'Round Trip Ticket'Bomb bay camera in a TBF-1 Avenger from USS Essex captures the moment of bomb release over the Pasig River in downtown Manila, Luzon, Philippines, 14 Nov 1944. Attack was on the dock area 2,000 yards further ahead.
Strike photo of the Manila docks at the height of the attack, 14 Nov 1944, Manila, Luzon, Philippines. Photo taken by aircraft from USS Essex.Yasoshima being attacked by US carrier aircraft west of Luzon, Philippine Islands, 25 Nov 1944, photo 1 of 3
Strike photo of the Manila docks at the height of the attack, 14 Nov 1944, Manila, Luzon, Philippines. Photo taken by aircraft from USS Essex.Yasoshima being attacked by US carrier aircraft west of Luzon, Philippine Islands, 25 Nov 1944, photo 1 of 3
Yasoshima being attacked by US carrier aircraft west of Luzon, Philippine Islands, 25 Nov 1944, photo 2 of 3Yasoshima being attacked by US carrier aircraft west of Luzon, Philippine Islands, 25 Nov 1944, photo 3 of 3
Yasoshima being attacked by US carrier aircraft west of Luzon, Philippine Islands, 25 Nov 1944, photo 2 of 3Yasoshima being attacked by US carrier aircraft west of Luzon, Philippine Islands, 25 Nov 1944, photo 3 of 3
Yasoshima sinking west of Luzon, Philippine Islands, 25 Nov 1944 after being attacked by carrier aircraft from USS Ticonderoga and USS LangleySeamen Raymond Graysneck and Verle Kelly, who were blown off the deck of USS St. Louis when the ship was hit by a special attack aircraft, being rescued by destroyer USS Waller, 27 Nov 1944, Leyte Gulf, Philippines.
Yasoshima sinking west of Luzon, Philippine Islands, 25 Nov 1944 after being attacked by carrier aircraft from USS Ticonderoga and USS LangleySeamen Raymond Graysneck and Verle Kelly, who were blown off the deck of USS St. Louis when the ship was hit by a special attack aircraft, being rescued by destroyer USS Waller, 27 Nov 1944, Leyte Gulf, Philippines.
USS St. Louis immediately after being struck by a Japanese special attack aircraft abaft the No. 5 gun turret, Leyte Gulf, 27 Nov 1944. The photo was taken from the battleship USS West Virginia.PT-196, an Elco 80-footer of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 12 (MTBRon 12) astern of PT Boat tender USS Wachapreague, Philippines, late 1944. Note the name “Purple Shaft” just below the windscreen.
USS St. Louis immediately after being struck by a Japanese special attack aircraft abaft the No. 5 gun turret, Leyte Gulf, 27 Nov 1944. The photo was taken from the battleship USS West Virginia.PT-196, an Elco 80-footer of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 12 (MTBRon 12) astern of PT Boat tender USS Wachapreague, Philippines, late 1944. Note the name “Purple Shaft” just below the windscreen.
USS Ward on fire and sinking after being struck by a Japanese special attack aircraft in Ormoc Bay, Philippines, 7 Dec 1944, three years to the day after she fired the first US shot of the Pacific War.Destroyed Japanese Navy landing ship No. 159 in Ormoc Bay, Philippine Islands, 12 Dec 1944
USS Ward on fire and sinking after being struck by a Japanese special attack aircraft in Ormoc Bay, Philippines, 7 Dec 1944, three years to the day after she fired the first US shot of the Pacific War.Destroyed Japanese Navy landing ship No. 159 in Ormoc Bay, Philippine Islands, 12 Dec 1944
A burning Yokosuka P1Y Ginga ‘Frances’ aircraft crossing astern of escort carrier USS Ommaney Bay in the Sulu Sea, Philippines, 15 Dec 1944. Moments later, the airplane crashed into the sea.Olongapo jetty in Subic Bay, Philippines, 15 Dec 1944 with the troop ship, Oryoku Maru that was being used to transport 1,620 allied prisoners of war. The ship was attacked and sunk, killing 200 POWs. Photo 1 of 2.
A burning Yokosuka P1Y Ginga ‘Frances’ aircraft crossing astern of escort carrier USS Ommaney Bay in the Sulu Sea, Philippines, 15 Dec 1944. Moments later, the airplane crashed into the sea.Olongapo jetty in Subic Bay, Philippines, 15 Dec 1944 with the troop ship, Oryoku Maru that was being used to transport 1,620 allied prisoners of war. The ship was attacked and sunk, killing 200 POWs. Photo 1 of 2.
Olongapo jetty in Subic Bay, Philippines, 15 Dec 1944 with the troop ship, Oryoku Maru that was being used to transport 1,620 allied prisoners of war. The ship was attacked and sunk, killing 200 POWs. Photo 2 of 2.A-25A Shrike aircraft (USAAF version of Navy
Olongapo jetty in Subic Bay, Philippines, 15 Dec 1944 with the troop ship, Oryoku Maru that was being used to transport 1,620 allied prisoners of war. The ship was attacked and sunk, killing 200 POWs. Photo 2 of 2.A-25A Shrike aircraft (USAAF version of Navy's SB2C Helldiver) parked beside a B-25 Mitchell bomber at Sanborn Airfield at Legaspi, Luzon, Philippines, 1945

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