Fast_Carrier_Task_Force1.jpg


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English: Combat air patrol flies overhead of a task group of the Fast Carrier Task Force. An Essex class fleet carrier, an Independence class light fleet carrier, and two Iowa class battleships are visible in the frame.
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Source Mighty Ninety
Author U.S. Navy (The photo is taken by Herman Schippner, ship's photographer for USS Astoria (CL 90) documenting her World War II service).
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