File:Crewmen fighting fires aboard USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24), 30 October 1944 (80-G-342020).jpg

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English: The U.S. Navy light aircraft carrier USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) burning aft after she was hit by a Kamikaze, while operating off Luzon, Philippines, on 30 October 1944. Flight deck crewmen are moving undamaged Grumman TBM Avenger planes of Torpedo Squadron 21 (VT-21) away from the flames as others fight the fires. USS Franklin (CV-13), also hit during this Kamikaze attack, is afire in the distance.
Depicted place Philippine Sea
Date 30 October 1944
date QS:P571,+1944-10-30T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-342020
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-342020

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