File:USS Fanning (DD-385) underway in the Pacific Ocean on 18 April 1942 (80-G-324218).jpg

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English: The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Fanning (DD-385) escorting the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) on the day the Doolittle Raid aircraft were launched, 18 April 1942. The photo was taken from the heavy cruiser USS Salt Lake City (CA-25). The destroyer in the background, headed toward the left, is USS Balch (DD-363), flagship of Destroyer Squadron 6 (DesRon 6).
Date 18 April 1942
date QS:P571,+1942-04-18T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-324218
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-324218

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This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID 80-G-324218.
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current20:26, 3 June 2021Thumbnail for version as of 20:26, 3 June 20215,705 × 4,257 (7.65 MB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)high-res file
17:41, 8 September 2007Thumbnail for version as of 17:41, 8 September 2007740 × 580 (81 KB)Malo (talk | contribs)uploading replacement image with a clear image and cropped out title.
15:32, 8 September 2007Thumbnail for version as of 15:32, 8 September 2007740 × 600 (93 KB)PMG (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=USS ''Fanning'' (DD-385) escorting USS ''Enterprise'' (CV-6) on the day the Doolittle Raid aircraft were launched, 18 April 1942. Photographed from USS ''Salt Lake City'' (CA-25). Destroyer in the background, headed toward the l

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