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English: The U.S. Navy light aircraft carrier USS Princeton (CVL-23) burning soon after she was hit by a Japanese bomb while operating off the Philippines on 24 October 1944.
This view, taken from the battleship USS South Dakota (BB-57) at about 1001 hrs., shows the large smoke column aft following a heavy explosion in the carrier's hangar bay.
Date 24 October 1944
date QS:P571,+1944-10-24T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-287970
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-287970

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