Japanese plane shot down as it attempted attack, USS Kitkun Bay – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Japanese plane shot down as it attempted attack, USS Kitkun Bay
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A Japanese plane goes down in flames as it tries to attack the escort carrier USS Kitkun Bay on June 18, 1944, during the U.S. drive through the Mariana Islands. The June 1944 fighting in the Philippine Sea was a crucial test of American naval air power, and Japanese carrier aircraft that had survived the day's battle often sought to strike American ships at dusk. This official Navy photograph captures one of those moments, when the escort carrier's defenses turned back an attack. Its record shows it was taken as part of the Navy's documentation of the Pacific war.
| Created / published | 1944 June 18. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1940-1950. |
| Notes | USN 238363. Joseph J. Spagnola collection. Official U.S. Navy photograph. |
| Subjects | World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations--American--Pacific Ocean. World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns & battles--Pacific Ocean. Airplanes--Japanese--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,277 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-182240 |
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