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80-G-216889 Carrier raid on Truk, February 1944.

Carrier raid on Truk, February 1944.
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Title: Carrier raid on Truk, February 1944.
Caption: A Grumman F6F-3 "Hellcat" flies over the beached Japanese destroyer TACHIKAZE, during Task Force 58's strikes on the enemy naval base at Truk, Caroline Islands, 16-17 February 1944. Photographed from a USS ESSEX (CV-9) plane.
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Catalog #: 80-G-216889
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Wed, Feb 16, 1944
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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