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A mushroom cloud hanging above battleship YamatoBattleship Yamato under aerial attack in the East China Sea, 7 Apr 1945
A mushroom cloud hanging above battleship Yamato's exploding hull, 7 Apr 1945Battleship Yamato under aerial attack in the East China Sea, 7 Apr 1945
Cruiser Yahagi listing heavily to port, East China Sea, 7 Apr 1945 at 1345 hours; note four American aircraft in flight on the left side of the photographExplosion aboard the Yamato as she was sunk on 7 Apr 1945
Cruiser Yahagi listing heavily to port, East China Sea, 7 Apr 1945 at 1345 hours; note four American aircraft in flight on the left side of the photographExplosion aboard the Yamato as she was sunk on 7 Apr 1945
USS Hancock burning after being struck by a kamikaze special attack aircraft off Okinawa, 7 Apr 1945. Note fires burning fore and aft, and TBM Avenger flying over the carrier. Photographed from USS Pasadena.USS Hancock maneuvering to control fires after being hit by a Japanese special attack aircraft off Okinawa, Japan, 7 Apr 1945
USS Hancock burning after being struck by a kamikaze special attack aircraft off Okinawa, 7 Apr 1945. Note fires burning fore and aft, and TBM Avenger flying over the carrier. Photographed from USS Pasadena.USS Hancock maneuvering to control fires after being hit by a Japanese special attack aircraft off Okinawa, Japan, 7 Apr 1945
Yahagi being straddled by near misses, East China Sea, 7 April 1945Yamato and a destroyer in action, 7 Apr 1945
Yahagi being straddled by near misses, East China Sea, 7 April 1945Yamato and a destroyer in action, 7 Apr 1945
Yamato being attacked in the East China Sea, 7 Apr 1945. Note the Agano-class cruiser Yahagi in the upper left distance.Yamato exploded, 7 Apr 1945
Yamato being attacked in the East China Sea, 7 Apr 1945. Note the Agano-class cruiser Yahagi in the upper left distance.Yamato exploded, 7 Apr 1945
Yamato listing but still underway, 7 Apr 1945Yamato maneuvering, 7 Apr 1945
Yamato listing but still underway, 7 Apr 1945Yamato maneuvering, 7 Apr 1945
Yamato with a destroyer, listing heavy to port, 7 Apr 1945USS Intrepid smoking and listing after being struck by a Japanese special attack aircraft off Okinawa, 16 Apr 1945.
Yamato with a destroyer, listing heavy to port, 7 Apr 1945USS Intrepid smoking and listing after being struck by a Japanese special attack aircraft off Okinawa, 16 Apr 1945.
USS Intrepid smoking and listing after being struck by a Japanese special attack aircraft off Okinawa, 16 Apr 1945. Note the volume of water from the fire fighting efforts pouring out of the hangar deck.Armorers equipping a F4F Wildcat fighter with HVAR rockets aboard USS Anzio, 20 Apr 1945 off Okinawa.
USS Intrepid smoking and listing after being struck by a Japanese special attack aircraft off Okinawa, 16 Apr 1945. Note the volume of water from the fire fighting efforts pouring out of the hangar deck.Armorers equipping a F4F Wildcat fighter with HVAR rockets aboard USS Anzio, 20 Apr 1945 off Okinawa.
FM-2 fighters secured on the flight deck of USS Anzio, Pacific Ocean, 21 Apr 1945John Arledge and Theodore Schmidts unhooking a F4F fighter from the arresting cable aboard USS Anzio, Pacific Ocean, 21 Apr 1945
FM-2 fighters secured on the flight deck of USS Anzio, Pacific Ocean, 21 Apr 1945John Arledge and Theodore Schmidts unhooking a F4F fighter from the arresting cable aboard USS Anzio, Pacific Ocean, 21 Apr 1945
Lieutenant Charlie Wadsworth, Ray Elliott, Howard Arb, and Jack Whirson in the combat information center aboard USS Anzio while the ship was off Okinawa, Japan, 21 Apr 1945Crewmen beginning to fold the wings of a Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat of Air Group 87 immediately after landing aboard USS Ticonderoga, Apr-May 1945 in the central Pacific.
Lieutenant Charlie Wadsworth, Ray Elliott, Howard Arb, and Jack Whirson in the combat information center aboard USS Anzio while the ship was off Okinawa, Japan, 21 Apr 1945Crewmen beginning to fold the wings of a Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat of Air Group 87 immediately after landing aboard USS Ticonderoga, Apr-May 1945 in the central Pacific.

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