Photo #: 80-G-31514 Japanese ships in Tonolei Harbor, Bougainville, 13 October 1942 Photographed from a U.S. reconnaissance plane, with the film processed by USS Curtiss (AV-4). Anti-aircraft shell bursts are visible just below the center of the view, and both ships appear to be firing their guns at the plane. The large seaplane carrier in the center is probably Nisshin , which had carried Japanese reinforcements and artillery to Guadalcanal two days earlier. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 77KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. Note: an enlargement of this image, emphasizing the seaplane carrier, can be seen as Photo # 80-G-31514 (cropped). |
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5 December 2001