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title: Wrecked Japanese Plane, Makin Atoll, 1943
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22041/wrecked-japanese-plane-makin-atoll-1943/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-08-18
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# Wrecked Japanese Plane, Makin Atoll, 1943

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## Image File

[![Wrecked Japanese Plane, Makin Atoll, 1943](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22041.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22041.png)

## Image Caption

A November 1943 photograph showing a wrecked Japanese seaplane and US forces on the beach at Makin Atoll, part of the Gilbert Islands (now Kiribati). The [battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) of Makin was part of the Gilbert and Marshall Islands Campaign (November 1943 - February 1944) in the Pacific [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) of WWII (1939-45).

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Museums, I. W. (2026, August 18). Wrecked Japanese Plane, Makin Atoll, 1943. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22041/wrecked-japanese-plane-makin-atoll-1943/>
### Chicago
Museums, Imperial War. "Wrecked Japanese Plane, Makin Atoll, 1943." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 18, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22041/wrecked-japanese-plane-makin-atoll-1943/>.
### MLA
Museums, Imperial War. "Wrecked Japanese Plane, Makin Atoll, 1943." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Aug 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22041/wrecked-japanese-plane-makin-atoll-1943/>.

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