File:Kongo under attack.jpg

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Battle of the Philippine Sea, June 1944

Japanese Carrier Division Three under attack by Task Force 38 planes, 20 June 1944. The battleship in the lower center is either Haruna or Kongo. The carrier Chiyoda is at right. Photographed from a USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) plane.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Source: http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-fornv/japan/japsh-k/kongo2-d.htm


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