A Japanese plane plunges into the sea ahead of the U.S. Navy light cruiser USS <i>Columbia</i> (CL-56), as she steams in column with other cruisers during the attack on Bougainville, 1-2 November 1943. Note the 6"/47 gun turrets, with six-inch shell casings on deck below them. The sailor in the left foreground is spotting from the 5" DP dual mount behind the forward 6" turrets.
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between 1 November 1943 and 2 November 1943 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1943-11-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1319,+1943-11-01T00:00:00Z/11,P1326,+1943-11-02T00:00:00Z/11</div>
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