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80-G-17001: Attack on Dutch Harbor Attack, June 1942

80-G-17001:  Dutch Harbor Attack, June 3, 1942.  A Japanese Mitsubishi A6M2 “Zero” fighting plane shot down during the attack on Dutch Harbor, Alaska, in early June.  The plane was damaged by anti-aircraft fire and pancaked on a marsh some miles away.  It was spotted from the air by a Navy patrol plane.    U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. Navy.  (2017/04/11).
Caption: Attack on Dutch Harbor Attack, June 1942. A Japanese Mitsubishi A6M2 “Zero” fighting plane shot down during the attack on Dutch Harbor, Alaska, in early June. The plane was damaged by anti-aircraft fire and pancaked on a marsh some miles away. It was spotted from the air by a Navy patrol plane. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. Navy. (2017/04/11).
Accession #: 80-G-17001
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  • World War II 1939-1945
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