Japanese suicide plane attack on the battleship USS Missouri. The desperation tactics of Japanese suicide planes were only occasionally successful. Gunfire from U.S. ships was not only accurate but deadly in most cases, before the suicide plane came near enough to crash on board. In this picture the doomed plane was very nearly successful in landing and exploding. Photographed by a USS Missouri photographer. U. S. Navy Photo
Vintage Photos Of The Battleship USS Missouri
June 26, 2018
Wartime