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Photo #: NH 73071
Battle off Cape Engano, 25 October 1944
Crewmembers of the listing Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku
throwing explosives over the side, after she had been damaged
by U.S. carrier aircraft on 25 October.
Photographed from the carrier's island, looking to port.
Courtesy of Mr. Kazutoshi Hando, 1970.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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