Operation Inmate
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Operation Inmate was an attack by the British Pacific Fleet against Japanese positions on Truk Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean during the Second World War. The attacks against the isolated islands
Shells from a British Pacific Fleet cruiser falling on Japanese oil tanks at Truk during the 15 June 1945 bombardment
HMS Implacable arriving at Sydney on 8 May 1945
Rockets being fired from a Firefly at the radio station on Moen island
HMS Implacable (at back right) and Victorious viewed from Formidable on 10 July 1945
Fast Carrier Task Force
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The Fast Carrier Task Force was a group of ships in World War II. It was the main striking force of the United States Navy in the Pacific War from January 1944 through the end of the war in September
Task Force 38 at Ulithi in December 1944
Admiral Marc Mitscher aboard the USS Lexington
As Task Force 58, moving under the cover of a combat air patrol, 1944
As Task Force 38, maneuvering off the Japanese coast, 17 August 1945