Photo #: 80-G-455702 Carrier Operations off Japan, August 1945 (right) A Japanese aircraft is shot down just off the starboard bow of USS Wasp (CV-18), during operations off Honshu, Japan, 9 August 1945. Two Fletcher class destroyers are in the foreground. Photographed from USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31), the image includes two frames, showing the scene just before and after the crash. The original caption identifies the aircraft as a "Grace" (Aichi B7A2). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 94KB; 740 x 600 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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5 March 2001