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English: The USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) on fire, following a kamikaze attack on 4 January 1945. The destroyer Patterson (DD-392) is maneuvering to attempt to extinguish the flames. Photographed from the battleship West Virginia (BB-48). Ommaney Bay later sank, as a result of the damage sustained from the attack.
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Source National Archives and Records Administration photo [# 80-G-273153 http://www.navsource.org/archives/03/0307901.jpg], accessed via navsource.org
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current05:52, 2 February 2020Thumbnail for version as of 05:52, 2 February 20202,048 × 1,654 (617 KB)Stikkyy{{Information |description ={{en|1=The USS ''Ommaney Bay'' (CVE-79) on fire, following a kamikaze attack on 4 January 1945. The destroyer ''Patterson'' (DD-392) is maneuvering to attempt to extinguish the flames. Photographed from the battleship ''West Virginia'' (BB-48). ''Ommaney Bay'' later sank, as a result of the damage sustained from the attack.}} |date =4 January 1945 |source =National Archives and Records Administration photo [# 80-G-273153 http://www.navsource.org/a...

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