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Charred wreckage of planes on the deck of American aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) 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: Bunker Hill, Aircraft Carriers, Equipment, 1940s, Wwii, Navy, Captured Or Destroyed, Wars, American, Air Raids On Ships, Planes, Aircraft Carriers, Bunker Hill, Wars, Wwii, Equipment, American, Air Raids On Ships, Planes, Navy, Captured Or Destroyed, 1940s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Photographer: Unknown Photographer
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_1175899
  • Credits: LIFE

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