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File:A Japanese plane crashes into the sea ahead of USS Columbia (CL-56), in November 1943 (80-G-44059).jpg

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English: A Japanese plane plunges into the sea ahead of the U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Columbia (CL-56), as she steams in column with other cruisers during the attack on Bougainville, 1-2 November 1943. Note the 6"/47 gun turrets, with six-inch shell casings on deck below them. The sailor in the left foreground is spotting from the 5" DP dual mount behind the forward 6" turrets.
Date between 1 November 1943 and 2 November 1943
date QS:P571,+1943-11-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1319,+1943-11-01T00:00:00Z/11,P1326,+1943-11-02T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-44059
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-44059

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