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English: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CV-19) afire after being hit by a kamikaze off Okinawa, 7 April 1945.
Date Taken on 7 April 1945
Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1983.046.010.135
Author U.S. Navy (The image is part of an album of photographs collected by Captain Carlos W. Wieber during his command of the aircraft carrier USS Essex (CV-9) during 1944–1945)

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