File:Japanese ship under air attack off Hainan island 1945.jpg

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Description Strike photograph showing the strafing of a Japanese merchant ship in the waters of Yulin Bay, off Hainan Island, by a U.S. Navy Consilidated PB4Y-1 Liberator aircraft from Patrol Bombing Squadron VPB-104. The squadron operated from Clark Field, Luzon (Philippines), from March to October 1945.
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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 2012.053.001.104
Author U.S. Navy
Camera location18° 12′ 25.85″ N, 109° 39′ 18.83″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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