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English: Operation "Ten-Go", 7 April 1945: The Japanese battleship Yamato capsizes and explodes sank after receiving many bomb and torpedo hits from U.S. Navy carrier planes north of Okinawa.
Photographed from a plane from the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10) (Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN).
Date 7 April 1945
date QS:P571,+1945-04-07T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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NH 62579
Source U.S. Navy photo NH 62579

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This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID NH 62579.
Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1]
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current20:51, 9 April 2020Thumbnail for version as of 20:51, 9 April 20202,695 × 2,014 (2.47 MB)Cobatforhigh-res file, rotated
06:01, 7 November 2006Thumbnail for version as of 06:01, 7 November 2006520 × 385 (44 KB)Taichi== Summary == U.S. National Archives. Photo is public domain as it was taken from a U.S. military aircraft. Source: en:Image:Yamato4.jpg == Licensing == {{PD-USGov}}

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