Luzon, Philippine Islands. 1941-12-10. Clouds of smoke billow into the air at Cavite US Navy Yard ...

Accession Number P02018.094
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Luzon, Philippine Islands. 1941-12-10. Clouds of smoke billow into the air at Cavite US Navy Yard during a Japanese air attack. Practically all installations were destroyed. Four days later the fourteen US bombers which remained after the attack were flown to Darwin, NT. Stores in Cavite were destroyed before the arrival of Japanese ground troops.

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