(jrrier Planes Rain Bombs On Truk Base
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Bombs from an 1 . >. Navy
carrier-based plane routed d"wn
on the Japanese seaplane I ase
on Dublon Island in the Truk
group in the Carol e in a
mighty smash at i e heavily
fortified stronghold h 'uuary 16.
fehown here are hangers and re
pair and supp y buildo gs Br.^ht
spots are from exploding incen
diaries.
Center
A Japanese ammunition ship
in Truk harbor is blasted in the
surprise attack. The bottom
bound wreckage is hidden in
smoke of the explosion and show
ering debris Pilot and the crew
of the U. S. N avy dive bomber
that made this assault are pre
sumed lost as their plane was
caught in the terrific blast.
Bottom
As blasts from Navy Helleats
and destroyers rock the beach at
Em wet ok, the first assault wave
goes in to the invasion. Arrow
points to plane off gunbarrel in
upper foreground. Photo by
Frank Filan, Associated Press
photographer on assignment
with the wartime still photo
pool.
Wreckage left at Japanese in
stallations in Rongelap Atoll of
the Northern Marshalls by Navy
search bombers is clearly shown
in this picture made on February
8, 1944.
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