Photo #: NH 99122
Small Target Drone Aircraft
Falling in flames, after being shot down by USS Makin Island
(CVE-93) during gunnery practice off Wakanoura, Japan, 1 October
1945.
Note that much of the drone's covering has burned away, exposing
internal structure.
Collection of Rear Admiral Calvin T. Durgin, USN, donated by
his Daughter, Mrs. Phyllis Sherrill, 1972.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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