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

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English: Crewmen aboard the U.S. Navy light aircraft carrier USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) extinguish the last fires after she was hit by a kamikaze, while operating off Luzon, Philippines, on 30 October 1944. Note the hole where the kamikaze hit. Three Grumman TBF Avenger of Torpedo Squadron 21 (VT-21) are visible in the foreground and a single General Motors FM Wildcat, a type which was normally only operating from escort carriers.
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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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current15:21, 2 February 2019Thumbnail for version as of 15:21, 2 February 20191,299 × 752 (564 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description= {{en|1=Crewmen aboard the U.S. Navy light aircraft carrier USS ''Belleau Wood'' (CVL-24) extinguish the last fires after she was hit by a kamikaze, while operating off Luzon, Philippines, on 30 October 1944. Note the hole where the kamikaze hit.}} |Source=U.S. Navy photo [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cvl24-45/065.htm] from the [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cvl24-45/index_005.htm USS ''Belleau Wood'' (CVL-24) 1943-1945 cruise boo...