File:40mm guns firing aboard USS Hornet.jpg

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English: 40mm guns firing aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-12) on 16 February 1945, as the planes of Task Force 58 were raiding Tokyo. Note expended shells and ready-service ammunition at right.
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U.S. DefenseImagery photo VIRIN: HD-SN-99-02898
Author Lt. Comdr. Charles Kerlee, USN
Other versions File:Task Force 58 raid on Japan. 40mm guns firing aboard USS HORNET on 16 February 1945, as the carrier's planes were... - NARA - 520746.tif, File:Bofors firing USS Hornet.jpg

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