View of the plume of smoke from the sinking Princeton aircraft carrier (USS Princeton (CVL-23) aircraft carrier from the Australian “Shropshire” heavy cruiser (HMAS Shropshire) during the landing in Leyte Bay.
On the left is an American New Mexico-class battleship.
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Location: Philippines
Photo time: October 24, 1944