BR-128. (lot 6 copy photos) World War II U.S. Navy in the Pacific c.1941-1944 views.
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BR-128. (lot 6 copy photos) World War II U.S. Navy in the Pacific c.1941-1944 views.
BR-128. (lot 6 copy photos) World War II U.S. Navy in the Pacific c.1941-1944 views. Lot of six 8” x 10” copy photos from the National Archives provide astounding views into World War II in the Pacific, beginning with the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Photos are clear, copy photos made at the National Archives in Washington, DC., from originals on file there. Views include: Japanese aerial photo of Battleship Row at Pearl Harbor just after the torpedo attack but prior to the dive bomber attack. Ships in the photo include USS Nevada, USS Arizona, USS Vestal, USS Tennessee and USS West Virginia. (2 photos) Flight deck of the USS Yorktown during the Battle of Midway, shortly after the Japanese torpedo attack; Curtis SB2C-4 “Hell-Diver” bombers from the USS Yorktown fly over the US invasion fleet en route to bomb targets on Iwo Jima (22 February 1945); photo on board USS Kidd as Japanese Kamikaze plane attacks the ship off Okinawa. This plane crashed into Kidd’s side, killing 38 of her crew and wounding 55; USS Texas straddled by German shore battery fire during the bombardment of Cherbourge, France (25 June 1944). $68.