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80-G-204724 Makin Operation, November 1943.

Makin Operation, November 1943.
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Title: Makin Operation, November 1943.
Caption: Two USS CORAL SEA (CVE-57) TBF-1 "Avenger" bombers fly over Butaritari Island, Makin Atoll, during the pre-invasion, 20 November 1943. The Western tank trap and on Chong's wharf are in the lower center. Fires are burning in the area of King's wharf, and a wrecked Japanese H8K ("Emily") flying boat is beached between the smoke plumes. Note nearest plane's old "two-toned" color scheme, with new style markings a dark patch where the old star was painted out on the starboard wing top.
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Catalog #: 80-G-204724
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Sat, Nov 20, 1943
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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