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80-G-490381 Truk Naval Base, Caroline Islands

Photo #: 80-G-490381 Truk Naval Base, Caroline Islands
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Title: Truk Naval Base, Caroline Islands
Description: Wrecked Japanese Navy aircraft on the seaplane ramp of a heavily bombed Truk airfield, 26 August 1945. Photographed from a U.S. Navy plane during the period between the Pacific War cease fire and the formal surrender of Truk, which took place on 2 September 1945. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-490381
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