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1944 U.S. Navy bombers destroy Japanese cruiser
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0:33Now PlayingDate: 1st May 1944
Location: Rabaul
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Japanese Cruiser Destroyed by Bombing
Refers to Japanese people using language of the period
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Rabaul Harbour:
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AEROPLANES, American. U.S. planes bomb Japanese shipping in Rabaul Harbour..sink Japanese cruiser at sea
JAPAN, - NAVAL. U.S. planes bomb Japanese ships in Rabaul Harbour & sink cruiser at sea
NEW BRITAIN,Pacific.(New Guinea territory). U.S.bombers bomb Japanese shipping at RABAUL and sink cruiser at sea
RABAUL, New Guinea U.S. bomb Japanese shipping in Harbour.
Japan; Navy - Active
sinking, aircraft carrier, explosion, bomb, World War II, World War Two, Second World War, war, carrier, air craft carrier, base, based,
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