USS Princeton (CVL-23) burning on 24 October 1944 (80-G-287970)

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U.S. Navy photo 80-G-287970

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The U.S. Navy light aircraft carrier USS Princeton (CVL-23) burning soon after she was hit by a Japanese bomb while operating off the Philippines on 24 October 1944.
This view, taken from the battleship USS South Dakota (BB-57) at about 1001 hrs., shows the large smoke column aft following a heavy explosion in the carrier's hangar bay.

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