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English: The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) noses into a ground swell as she turns into the wind to begin recovery operations off the Philippines, in January 1945. A Grumman TBF Avenger of Composite Squadron 85 (VC-85) flies over the ship.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) 1944-1945 cruise book, p. 73, available at the Bangor, Maine (USA) Public Library
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current05:24, 8 April 2018Thumbnail for version as of 05:24, 8 April 2018961 × 720 (302 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS ''Lunga Point'' (CVE-94) noses into a ground swell as she turns into the wind to begin recovery operations off the Philippines, in January 1945. A Grumman TBF Avenger of Composite Squadron 85 (VC-85) flies over the ship.}} |Source=U.S. Navy photo [http://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1208&context=ww_reg_his] from the [http://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/155/ USS ''Lunga Point'' (C...

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