Caption | Yamato hit by a bomb in Sibuyan Sea, 24 Oct 1944 ww2dbase | |||||||||
Photographer | John L Carver | |||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-325952 | |||||||||
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Photo Size | 1,542 x 1,893 pixels | |||||||||
Photos on Same Day | 24 Oct 1944 | |||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Sibuyan Sea, Pacific Ocean | |||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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1 Jun 2016 12:56:20 PM
AGAINST THE ODDS:
Yamato in Sibuyan Sea photo taken 24/25 October 1944 by attacking US Naval aircraft.
The Yamato survived attacks, but her sister ship the Musashi was sunk. If you look close, you can see that a bomb just hit near number one forward gun turret.