Burning Japanese airplane diving towards an American aircraft carrier off the coast of Peleliu, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Burning Japanese airplane diving towards an American aircraft carrier; two folded Grumman Avenger torpedo bombers are parked on the deck of a ship in the foreground. Official caption on front: "Burning Jap plane tries to crash escort carrier. US Navy Photo 121-3." Peleliu, Palau. 1944
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1944-09-
1944-11-
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
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Peleliu
Latitude:
7.033
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134.250
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Naval battles--Peleliu
Airplanes--Japanese--Peleliu
Aircraft carriers--American--Peleliu
Airplanes--American--Peleliu
Airplanes--American--Peleliu