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80-G-490116: Raids on Japanese Home Islands, July 24, 1945

80-G-490116: Raids on Japanese Home Islands, July 1945. Japanese freighter snaps in two following a direct bomb hit from carrier-based aircraft of the Third Fleet. The ship was bombed and destroyed near Tsugaru-Kaikyo, east of Hokkaido, Japan. An empty life boat can be seen at top, center, as the bow breaks away following an internal explosion, July 24, 1945. U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2015/12/08).
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Caption: Raids on Japanese Home Islands, July 24, 1945. Japanese freighter snaps in two following a direct bomb hit from carrier-based aircraft of the Third Fleet. The ship was bombed and destroyed near Tsugaru-Kaikyo, east of Hokkaido, Japan. An empty life boat can be seen at top, center, as the bow breaks away following an internal explosion, July 24, 1945. U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2015/12/08).
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