P00444.073 Accession Number: P00444.073

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LEYTE ISLAND, THE PHILIPPINES, 1944-10-26. SECOND OF A SERIES OF FOUR PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING A JAPANESE KAMIKAZE ATTACK ON THE UNITED STATES AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS SUWANNEE. THE SUICIDE PLANE IS ABOUT TO CRASH INTO THE FLIGHT DECK. A RETURNING AMERICAN PLANE VEERS OFF AS IT SEES THE ATTACKER. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

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Accession Number
P00444.073
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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