1945 USS Franklin aircraft carrier disaster...
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THE DETROIT FREE PRESS. May 19, 1945
- USS Franklin (CV-13) disaster
- Japanese dive bomber attack
- United States Navy aircraft carrier
The front page has a banner heading: "Detroiters Share Carrier's Epic Struggle" with subheads and related photo. (see images) This disaster happened a few months earlier but this is when it was first made public.
Complete with 16 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.
Category: World War II
Price
$42
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.
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