The USS Intrepid being struck by a kamikaze off Luzon, Philippines, November 25, 1944. The plane has just exploded and the blazing debris is raining down onto the carrier. A remarkable photo showing the instant of USS Essex being struck by a kamikaze east of Luzon, Philippines, November 25, 1944. The trail of smoke from the plane is still visible in the air leading to the impact and explosion. When Japan was facing defeat in late 1944 it chose to destroy US ships with suicide bombings, known as attacks were a potent physical and psychological weapon and sunk a total of 47 ships
The USS Intrepid being struck by a kamikaze off Luzon, Philippines, November 25, 1944. The plane has just exploded and the blazing debris is raining down onto the carrier. A remarkable photo showing the instant of USS Essex being struck by a kamikaze east of Luzon, Philippines, November 25, 1944. The trail of smoke from the plane is still visible in the air leading to the impact and explosion. When Japan was facing defeat in late 1944 it chose to destroy US ships with suicide bombings, known as attacks were a potent physical and psychological weapon and sunk a total of 47 ships at a cost of more than 3000 pilots and planes. By late 1944 the US Navy was large enough that the losses were insignificant and they did not alter the course of the war.
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