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English: Crewmen at port side midships 20 mm anti-aircraft guns aboard the U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Phoenix (CL-46) strain to identify a plane flying overhead, during the Mindoro invasion, 18 December 1944. This was a time of intense Kamikaze attacks, as the expressions on men's faces indicate.
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current15:57, 2 August 2017Thumbnail for version as of 15:57, 2 August 20172,459 × 2,959 (4.01 MB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)cropped NARA photo to avoid quadruplication of File:Gun crews aboard USS Phoenix (CL-46) during the Mindoro invasion, 18 December 1944 (80-G-47471).jpg
13:19, 7 April 2013Thumbnail for version as of 13:19, 7 April 20132,809 × 2,339 (1.23 MB)Fæ (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{User:{{subst:User:Fae/Fae}}/milim | description = {{en|The gun crews of a Navy cruiser covering American landing on the island of Mindoro, Dec. 15, 1944, scan the skies in an effort to identify a plane overhead. Two 5" (127mm)...

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