File:Flight deck damage aboard USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) after she was hit by a Kamikaze, 30 October 1944.jpg

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English: View of the damaged flight deck of the U.S. Navy light aircraft carrier USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) after she was hit by a Kamikaze, while operating off Luzon, Philippines, on 30 October 1944. 92 crewmen died and eleven Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat of Fighting Squadron 21 (VF-21) were destroyed.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) 1943-1945 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current15:17, 2 February 2019Thumbnail for version as of 15:17, 2 February 20191,299 × 934 (776 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description= {{en|1=View of the damaged flight deck of the U.S. Navy light aircraft carrier USS ''Belleau Wood'' (CVL-24) after she was hit by a Kamikaze, while operating off Luzon, Philippines, on 30 October 1944. 92 crewmen died and eleven Grumman F6F-5 ''Hellcat'' of Fighting Squadron 21 (VF-21) were destroyed.}} |Source=U.S. Navy photo [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cvl24-45/064.htm] from the [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cvl24-45/index_0...