Photo #: NH 97593
Marshall and Gilbert Islands raid, February 1942
A U.S. Navy SOC "Seagull" floatplane flies over Wotje
Atoll, during the attack on the Japanese airfield there by gunfire
from USS Salt Lake City (CV-25) and USS Northampton
(CA-26)) and fighters from USS Enterprise (CV-6), 1 February
1942.
The original picture caption identifies the burning facilities
as an ammunition dump and two fuel dumps.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval
Historical Center.
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