File:USS Charles S. Sperry (DD-697) alongside of USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) on 11 May 1945 (NNAM.1983.046.010.144).jpg

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Description	English: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) on fire after being hit by two Kamikazes on 11 May 1945. The Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer USS Charles S. Sperry (DD-697) is alongside fighting fires, barely visible are the superstructure and funnels of the Cleveland-class light cruiser USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-103) behind Bunker Hill.
Date	11 May 1945
Source	U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo NNAM.1983.046.010.144
Author	U.S. Navy (The Image is part of an album of photographs collected by Captain Carlos W. Wieber during his command of the aircraft carrier Essex (CV-9) during 1944-1945.)
Other versions	Frame with caption (CHARLES S. SPERRY and WILKES-BARRE assist in bringing BUNKER HILL fires under control) removed

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