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80-G-373751: Okinawa Campaign, Pre-Landing Bombardment, March 28, 1945

80-G-373751: Okinawa Campaign, Pre-Landing Bombardment, March 28, 1945. A TBM “Avenger” aircraft returns to USS Essex (CV-9) after being hit by Japanese anti-aircraft fire just before the Okinawa Invasion. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/5/8).
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Caption: Okinawa Campaign, Pre-Landing Bombardment, March 28, 1945. A TBM “Avenger” aircraft returns to USS Essex (CV-9) after being hit by Japanese anti-aircraft fire just before the Okinawa Invasion. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/5/8).
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