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GUAM. 1945-05. THE DESTROYER MINELAYER USS LINDSEY IN DRY DOCK SHOWING THE HEAVY DAMAGE INCURRED WHEN HER BOW BACK TO NO 1 GUN MOUNTING WAS BLOWN OFF AFTER SHE WAS HIT BY TWO KAMIKAZE AIRCRAFT NEAR MAE SHIMA, OKINAWA AND SUFFERED THE EXPLOSION OF HER FORWARD MAGAZINE. THE WRECKAGE IN THE TOP HALF OF THE PHOTOGRAPH IS THE UNDERSIDE OF HER FORECASTLE DECK WHICH WAS BENT UPWARDS AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE BY THE FORCE OF THE EXPLOSION. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).
GUAM. 1945-05. THE DESTROYER MINELAYER USS LINDSEY IN DRY DOCK SHOWING THE HEAVY DAMAGE INCURRED WHEN HER BOW BACK TO NO 1 GUN MOUNTING WAS BLOWN OFF AFTER SHE WAS HIT BY TWO KAMIKAZE AIRCRAFT NEAR MA
KERAMA RETTO, OKINAWA, JAPAN. 1945-04. THE DESTROYER MINELAYER USS LINDSEY SHOWING THE HEAVY DAMAGE INCURRED WHEN HER BOW BACK TO NO 1 GUN MOUNTING WAS BLOWN OFF AFTER SHE WAS HIT BY TWO KAMIKAZE AIRC
KERAMA RETTO, OKINAWA, JAPAN. 1945-04. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER MINELAYER USS LINDSEY (DM-32) AFTER LOSING 60 FEET OF HER BOW WHEN HIT BY TWO KAMIKAZE AIRCRAFT ON 1945-04-12. NOTE HOW THE
DIEGO SUAREZ, MADAGASCAR. 1943. STARBOARD QUARTER VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS NORMAN (G49) IN DRY DOCK, TAKEN FROM THE FLOOR OF THE DOCK. THE TWO WHITE DRUMS WITH WHEELS ON THE STERN ARE CHEMICAL SMOKE
Okinawa, Japan. c. 1945-04. A kamikaze (suicide) pilot of a Japanese zero aircraft plunges his plane suicidially at the deck of USS Missouri. The plane ricocheted away, causing only minor damage, but
OFF OKINAWA, JAPAN. 1945-05-11. ISSUING BILLOWING CLOUDS OF SMOKE HUNDREDS OF FEET INTO THE AIR FROM GASOLINE AND AMMUNITION FIRES THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS BUNKER HILL TURNS INTO THE WIND TO RESTRICT
