Photos Taken on 07 Apr 1945 | World War II Database

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A Japanese special attack aircraft exploding on the deck of USS Hancock off Okinawa, Japan, 7 Apr 1945	A mushroom cloud hanging above battleship Yamato's exploding hull, 7 Apr 1945

Battleship Yamato under aerial attack in the East China Sea, 7 Apr 1945	Crewmen of USS Hancock assessing the damage caused by Japanese special attack aircraft, off Okinawa, Japan, 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 photograph	Damaged USS Hancock hiding in smoke, off Okinawa, Japan, 7 Apr 1945

Explosion aboard the Yamato as she was sunk on 7 Apr 1945	Japanese Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki (front row, center) with members of his cabinet on his inaugural day of administration, Tokyo, Japan, 7 Apr 1945; note Mitsumasa Yonai (front row, first from right) and Korechika Anami (rear row, first from left)

Louisville off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 7 Apr 1945	Mark XIII torpedo with wooden drag ring being loaded into a United States Navy PV-2 Harpoon of Patrol Bombing Squadron VPB-139 at Casco Field, Attu Island, Aleutians, Alaska, 7 Apr 1945. Note the Marsden Matting.

Polish destroyer Garland underway, 7 Apr 1945	United States Navy PV-2 Harpoon of Patrol Bombing Squadron VPB-139 at Casco Field, Attu Island, Aleutians, Alaska, 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 burning after being struck by special attack aircraft, off Okinawa, Japan, 7 Apr 1945; note USS Essex's flight deck in foreground

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 1945

Yamato 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 listing but still underway, 7 Apr 1945