Crewmen fighting fires on flight deck of the USS Bunker Hill which was badly damaged & set ablaze after being hit twice in thirty seconds by Japanese kamikaze pilots off coast of Japan at a cost of 392 dead or missing & 264 wounded.
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Date: 1945-05-11
Location: Okinawa, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands
Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
Subject Keywords: Aircraft Carriers, Wars, Fire Fighting, Wwii, Navy, American, Air Raids On Ships, Bunker Hill, Action, Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa, 1940s
Publisher: TimeLife
Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
Provider: LIFE
Original ID: TimeLife_image_241471
Credits: LIFE
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