A Japanese bomber flames-in as it attempted to attack the Casablanca- class escort carrier USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71), near the Marianas. June 1944. Kitkun Bay earned six battle stars during WWII.
The war in the Pacific was all but over by mid-44*, but in the early years, what a terrifying place to be.
*yes, there were grueling landings to be done and plenty of blood to be spilled, but naval superiority was basically guaranteed after Midway, DEFINITELY guaranteed after Leyte Gulf.
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Aircraft identified as a Japanese G4M “Betty”.
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The war in the Pacific was all but over by mid-44*, but in the early years, what a terrifying place to be.
*yes, there were grueling landings to be done and plenty of blood to be spilled, but naval superiority was basically guaranteed after Midway, DEFINITELY guaranteed after Leyte Gulf.