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80-G-373112 Mine/Torpedo Mk 24 (nicknamed "Fido" in service)

Mine/Torpedo Mk 24 (nicknamed "Fido" in service)
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Title: Mine/Torpedo Mk 24 (nicknamed "Fido" in service)
Caption: Torpedo Mk 24 (nicknamed "Fido" in service), in the bomb bay of a TBM "Avenger" on board USS MANILA BAY (CVE-61), 24 February 1944. A pair of depth bombs are installed behind the "Fido". The Mk 24 was the Navy's wartime anti-submarine homing torpedo.
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Catalog #: 80-G-373112
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Thu, Feb 24, 1944
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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