Photos Taken in Pacific Ocean | World War II Database

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USS Hancock recovering aircraft in the South China Sea, Jan 1945; note three F6F Hellcat and one TBM Avenger aircraft in flight; seen from USS New Jersey	WAVES Storekeeper 2nd Class Francella Leigh, Yeoman 2nd Class Patricia McRae, and Pharmacist's Mate 3rd Class Suzanne Hosmer en route to Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, Jan 1945

USS Savo Island wearing camouflage Measure 33 Design 14A, Sulu Sea, 3 Jan 1945	Photo from USS Essex showing Fleet Oiler USS Aucilla riding the rough seas that made refueling operations impossible, 13 Jan 1945. USS Ticonderoga is seen beyond.

USS Langley in heavy seas in the South China Sea in the morning of 13 Jan 1945. Note the trailing USS Washington riding the storm much better.	Helldiver aircraft over Hornet, South China Sea, mid-Jan 1945, photo 1 of 2

Helldiver aircraft over Hornet, South China Sea, mid-Jan 1945, photo 2 of 2	P-38L Lightning “THOITY-THOID-N’THOID” with both propellers stopped shortly before the pilot, Lt. Joseph DeVona, bailed out over the Pacific, 17 Jan 1945.

Anti-aircraft gun crews aboard Light Carrier USS Langley roll with the ship in heavy seas in the South China Sea, Jan 18, 1945	Burned and demolished F6F-5 Hellcat on the hangar deck of USS Ticonderoga following a special attack plane crashing through the flight deck and exploding in the hangar deck southeast of Formosa (Taiwan), 21 Jan 1945.

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	Flight deck of USS Hancock after an exploding bomb disintegrated a TBM Avenger torpedo bomber abreast of the island off Formosa (Taiwan), 21 Jan 1945. Note propeller and wounded crewman receiving aid.

Port side view of USS Ticonderoga with an intentional list to assist firefighting efforts following a kamikaze attack 21 Jan 1945 southeast of Formosa (Taiwan). Photo taken from USS Essex.	Smoke pouring from the Ticonderoga’s fires following a special attack aircraft crashing through the flight deck off Formosa (Taiwan) on 21 Jan 1945 that started stubborn fires on the hangar deck

Smoke pouring through a large hole in the Ticonderoga’s flight deck from fires after a special attack aircraft crashed through the deck off Formosa (Taiwan) on 21 Jan 1945	Splinters of teak flight deck surround bomb hole near Ticonderoga's No 1 elevator shortly after being hit by kamikaze aircraft, off Taiwan, 21 Jan 1945; seen on page 92 of US Navy War Photographs

Ticonderoga being listed to port intentionally to aid firefighting efforts after being hit by kamikaze, 125 miles east-southeast of Taiwan, about 1220 hours on 21 Jan 1945	Ticonderoga shrouded in smoke after being hit by two kamikaze aircraft, 125 miles east-southeast of Taiwan, about 1300 hours on 21 Jan 1945

With the fires out, crews evaluate how to make emergency repairs to a large hole in Ticonderoga’s flight deck from a special attack aircraft crashing through it off Formosa (Taiwan) on 21 Jan 1945	A burial at sea aboard the USS Hancock, 23 Jan 1945. These sailors died 4 days earlier when a TBM Avenger aircraft exploded just after landing. The explosion bent flight deck frame members that can be seen overhead.