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80-G-291383 HMAS Australia

Photo #: 80-G-291383  HMAS Australia
Title: HMAS Australia
Description: (Australian Heavy Cruiser, 1928) Damage to the ship's forward superstructure, caused by a Japanese Betty bomber which crashed into her foremast on 21 October 1944, during the invasion of Leyte. Note the U.S. Mark 4 fire control radar antenna atop the gun director on Australia's starboard bridge wing, and the British-type twin 4-inch anti-aircraft gun on the main deck. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-291383
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