The Snapshots in Time Collection
Escort Carrier Afire at Sea, Photographed from a Sister Ship's Flight Deck, WWII Pacific Theater
Viewed from the flight deck of a sister escort carrier, thick black smoke pours from a Casablanca-class escort carrier struck during operations in the Pacific. Escort carriers like USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) operated in close formation and were highly vulnerable to kamikaze attacks and fires during the Philippines campaign of late 1944 and early 1945. Project: 218467