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80-G-270495 Japanese "Zeke" fighter making a Kamikaze dive on USS LEXINGTON (CV-16)

Japanese "Zeke" fighter making a Kamikaze dive on USS LEXINGTON (CV-16)
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Title: Japanese "Zeke" fighter making a Kamikaze dive on USS LEXINGTON (CV-16)
Caption: Japanese "Zeke" fighter making a Kamikaze dive on USS LEXINGTON (CV-16), on 5 November 1944, off Leyte. The plane hit LEXINGTON'S secondary controls. Note Anti- aircraft tracers, and Mk-37 director and aimed it at the plane.
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Catalog #: 80-G-270495
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Sun, Nov 05, 1944
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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