File:Japanese Cruiser Mikuma Burning With DD 1942.jpg
The Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma afire and dead in the water on 6 June 1942, as seen from a U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-3 dive bomber, probably from USS Hornet (CV-8) during the day's third attack by planes from Hornet and USS Enterprise (CV-6). A destroyer (either Asashio or Arashio) is nearby, attempting to remove Mikuma´s crew.
The photo was taken from the gunner's seat, looking aft, with the barrel of a .30 caliber machine gun in the right foreground and the plane's vertical tail at the extreme right. (original caption)
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Official U.S. Navy photograph 80-G-17055, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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USN
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The photo was taken from the gunner's seat, looking aft, with the barrel of a .30 caliber machine gun in the right foreground and the plane's vertical tail at the extreme right. (original caption)
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