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The U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat from Fighting Squadron 9 (VF-9) flies over the beached Japanese destroyer Tachikaze, during Task Force 58's strikes on the Japanese naval base at Truk, Caroline Islands, 16-17 February 1944. VF-9 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 9 (CVG-9) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Essex (CV-9).

On 4 February 1944, Tachikaze ran aground at Kuop Atoll in Truk Lagoon while returning from Rabaul, and remained stranded there despite efforts to free her. During the Allied "Operation Hailstone" 17–18 February, Tachikaze suffered heavy strafing followed by a torpedo hit in the engine room, which sank the ship by the stern.
Date circa 17 February 1944
date QS:P,+1944-02-17T00:00:00Z/11,P1480,Q5727902
Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-216889 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author U.S. Navy (photographed from a USS Essex (CV-9) plane)
Camera location7° 03′ 04.9″ N, 151° 53′ 55.79″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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