Photo #: 80-G-291383 HMAS Australia (Australian Heavy Cruiser, 1928) Damage to the ship's forward superstructure, caused by a Japanese "Betty" bomber which crashed into her foremast on 21 October 1944, during the invasion of Leyte. Note the U.S. Mark 4 fire control radar antenna atop the gun director on Australia's starboard bridge wing, and the British-type twin 4-inch anti-aircraft gun on the main deck. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 107KB; 605 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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20 February 2002