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Description The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) burning after being hit by Kamikazes on 11 May 1945, seen from the island of USS Randolph (CV-15). Two Grumman F6F-5 Hellcats of Fighting Squadron 12 (VF-12) are visible positioned on the flight deck of Randpolph.
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