File:G17056 Oil tanks burn at Midway after japanese attack 4 june 1942.jpg

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Description	Battle of Midway, June 1942. Burning oil tanks on Sand Island, Midway, following the Japanese air attack delivered on the morning of 4 June 1942. These tanks were located near what was then the southern shore of Sand Island. This view looks inland from the vicinity of the beach. Three Laysan Albatross ("Gooney Bird") chicks are visible in the foreground.
Date	June 1942
Source	Official U.S. Navy photograph 80-G-17056.
Author	USN

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current	15:20, 10 February 2012	1,247 × 899 (623 KB)	Cobatfor (talk \| contribs)	better version found here:http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/ww2_11/w08_20908021.jpg
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	21:56, 22 May 2006	740 × 615 (85 KB)	Ulflarsen (talk \| contribs)	Caption: Battle of Midway, June 1942. Burning oil tanks on Sand Island, Midway, following the Japanese air attack delivered on the morning of 4 June 1942. These tanks were located near what was then the southern shore of Sand Island. This view looks inlan

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