OmmaneyBayKamikazeAftermath.jpg
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English:
The USS
Ommaney Bay
(CVE-79) on fire, following a kamikaze attack on 4 January 1945. The destroyer
Patterson
(DD-392) is maneuvering to attempt to extinguish the flames. Photographed from the battleship
West Virginia
(BB-48).
Ommaney Bay
later sank, as a result of the damage sustained from the attack.
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| Source | National Archives and Records Administration photo [# 80-G-273153 http://www.navsource.org/archives/03/0307901.jpg ], accessed via navsource.org |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
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