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80-G-87470 Tarawa-Makin raid, September 1943

Tarawa-Makin raid, September 1943
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Title: Tarawa-Makin raid, September 1943
Caption: Douglas SBD-5 bombers of VB-16 on USS LEXINGTON's (CV-16) flight deck after returning from raids on Gilbert Islands targets, 18 September 1943. Pilots and gunners are just getting out of their aircraft.
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Catalog #: 80-G-87470
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Sat, Sep 18, 1943
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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