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NH 60566 Loss of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse, 10 December 1941

Photo #: NH 60566 Loss of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse, 10 December 1941
Title: Loss of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse, 10 December 1941
Description: Photograph taken from a Japanese aircraft during the initial high-level bombing attack. Repulse, near the bottom of the view, has just been hit by one bomb and near-missed by several more. Prince of Wales is near the top of the image, generating a considerable amount of smoke. Japanese writing in the lower right states that the photograph was reproduced by authorization of the Navy Ministry. Donation of Mr. Theodore Hutton, 1942. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 60566
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