Two Japanese war planes falling into the Pacific Ocean, 1942

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Two Japanese war planes falling towards and crashing into the ocean; a warship is in the background. Official caption on front: "Two Jap planes hit by naval gunners. US Navy Photo 104-6." Pacific Ocean. 1942

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1942
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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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Pacific Ocean
Latitude: 
-0.500
Longitude: 
-91.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Airplanes--Japanese--Pacific Ocean
Naval battles--Pacific Ocean