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80-G-89096 Carrier strike on Rabaul, 5 November 1943

Carrier strike on Rabaul, 5 November 1943
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Title: Carrier strike on Rabaul, 5 November 1943
Caption: Japanese ships in Simpson Harbor as U.S. carrier planes attack. Several heavy and light cruisers are present. Burning cruiser at left is MAYA. Cruiser with explosion forward, in center, is probably TAKAO. Photographed from a USS SARATOGA (CV-3) TBF. View looks east, with Matupi Island in center and South Daughter crater beyond.
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Catalog #: 80-G-89096
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Fri, Nov 05, 1943
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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