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Image: USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) is near-missed by a Japanese bomb during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, 19 June 1944 (80-G-366983)

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Description: Battle of the Philippine Sea, June 1944: the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) is near-missed by a Japanese bomb, during the air attacks of 19 June 1944. The Japanese plane, with its tail shot off, is about to crash, at left. Photographed from USS Monterey (CVL-26).
Title: USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) is near-missed by a Japanese bomb during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, 19 June 1944 (80-G-366983)
Credit: U.S. Navy photo 80-G-366983
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