Strike photo taken from planes flying from USS Wasp (Essex-class) showing bombs strikes and near misses on the Japanese battleship Musashi in the Sibuyan Sea, Philippine Islands, 24 Oct 1944

Caption     Strike photo taken from planes flying from USS Wasp (Essex-class) showing bombs strikes and near misses on the Japanese battleship Musashi in the Sibuyan Sea, Philippine Islands, 24 Oct 1944 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
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Philippines Campaign, Phase 1, the Leyte Campaign   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Musashi   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 932 x 785 pixels
Photos on Same Day 24 Oct 1944
Photos at Same Place Sibuyan Sea, Philippines
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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