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English: USS Porcupine (IX-126), filled with aviation fuel, is struck by a kamikaze plane about 15:49, 30 December 1944, off White Beach, Mangarin Bay, Mindoro, PI. Porcupine was attacked by five Japanese Vals. The successful attacker dropped a bomb on Porcupine, then crashed into the ship, killing seven of her crew and wounding eight others. Attempts to stop the resulting fire from reaching the aviation fuel failed. Porcupine burned to the water line. |
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| Source | Official US Army photo taken from http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/46/094612602.jpg |
| Author | US Army |
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This file is a work of a U.S. Army soldier or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
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| 23:11, 21 June 2007 | 510 × 293 (8,056 bytes) | w:en:Mdhennessey (talk | contribs) | USS ''Porcupine'' (IX-126), filled with aviation fuel, is struck by a kamikaze plane about 1549, 30 December 1944, off White Beach, Mangarin Bay, Leyte, PI. ''Porcupine'' was attacked by five Japanese Vals. The successful attacker dropped a bomb on ''Porc |
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| current | 20:25, 29 May 2019 | | 510 × 293 (8 KB) | Illegitimate Barrister | Transferred from en.wikipedia: see original upload log above |
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