File:Tarawa aerial view 24 Nov 1943.jpg
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editDescriptionTarawa aerial view 24 Nov 1943.jpg | Aerial view of Betio, Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands as seen from a Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless aircraft (flying at an altitude of 150 m) from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Essex (CV-9), 24 November 1943. The view is to the north toward "The Pocket", the last place of Japanese resistance. Two 12.7 mm anti-aircraft guns are visible in the lower left. |
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Source | U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1987.096.002.076 [1] |
Author | U.S. Navy (Image is part of a scrapbook assembled by Lieutenant Commander Francis N. Gilreath during World War II documenting his service at Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi, Texas, and as flag secretary to Rear Admiral Alfred M. Montgomery) |
Other versions | caption "E4R3 ESSEX 15 F.L. 6 3/8 Alt.500 GCT 0150 11-24-43 TARAWA" cropped |
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