The U.S. escort carrier USS <i>Kitkun Bay</i> (CVE-71) prepares to launch  Grumman FM-2 <i>Wildcat</i> fighters of Composite Squadron 5 (VC-5) during the Battle off Samar on 25 October 1944. The aircraft visible on the left is a Grumman TBF <i>Avenger</i>. In the distance, Japanese shells are splashing near USS <i>White Plains</i> (CVE-66).
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