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Image: USS Langley (AV-3) is torpedoed south of Java on 27 February 1942

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Description: The U.S. seaplane tender USS Langley (AV-3) is torpedoed following fatal bomb damage from Japanese dive bombers, south of Java, 27 February 1942. The photo was taken from the destroyer USS Whipple (DD-217).
Title: USS Langley (AV-3) is torpedoed south of Java on 27 February 1942
Credit: U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News May 1981 [1]; USN photo available at the National Museum of Naval Aviation, photo 1998.409.075 [2]; Official U.S. Navy photo NH 92475 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author: USN
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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