Avenger torpedo bomber flying over amphibious landing on Tacloban beach, Leyte Island, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, aerial. Landing craft moving towards and away from a coastline; Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bomber is flying in the foreground. Official caption on front: "Carrier based Avenger covers Tacloban landing. US Navy Photo 113-2." Tacloban, Leyte Island, Philippines. 1944

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1944-10-
1944-12-
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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.
Geography: 
Leyte
Latitude: 
10.833
Longitude: 
124.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Airplanes--American--Philippines
Bombers--American--Philippines
Aerial photographs--Philippines
Airplanes--American--Philippines
Bombers--American--Philippines
Coastlines--Philippines