Yamato exploded, 7 Apr 1945

Historical Information
Caption     Yamato exploded, 7 Apr 1945 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name East China Sea, Pacific Ocean
Date 7 Apr 1945
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Identification Code   NH 62579
 
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Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 740 x 584 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
20 Oct 2012 08:05:14 PM

PHOTO TAKEN FROM US NAVY AIRCRAFT, AS YAMATO EXPLODED TEN MIES AWAY! AT WARS END THE JAPANESE DESTROYED DRAWINGS, BLUEPRINTS AND OTHER MATERIAL ABOUT YAMATO'S CONSTRUCTION.

DID YOU KNOW THAT TODAY ONLY A FEW WARTIME PHOTOS SURVIVE, WITH OTHER DATA THAT WAS CAPTURED BY THE US AT WARS END.

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