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On Sun. 05 Nov 1944 USS Ticonderoga launched Air Group 80 aircraft for.....

1944-11-05

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USS Ticonderoga launched Air Group 80 aircraft for strikes on Manila and surrounding targets on Luzon, Philippine Islands; 10 men and 5 aircraft were lost.

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