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O52U observation plane spinning into ocean after its tail was shot off while spotting for pre-landing bombardment during battle against Japanese for Iwo Jima (seen in background) during WWII.
Location:Volcano Islands
Date taken:February 1945
Photographer:W. Eugene Smith
Size:1257 x 1280 pixels (17.5 x 17.8 inches)
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