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Caption | HMS Formidable burning after being struck by a Japanese special attack aircraft in the Pacific Ocean off Sakishima Islands, Japan, 4 May 1945 ww2dbase | ||||||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Pacific Ocean | ||||||||||||
Date | 4 May 1945 | ||||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseImperial War Museum | ||||||||||||
Identification Code | A 29717 | ||||||||||||
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||||
Photo Size | 800 x 621 pixels |
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11 Nov 2016 08:01:02 PM
My Dad, William Littlewood Holdsworth was one of those seriously injured during the Kami Kazi attack 4th May 1945 H.M.S. Formidable. He was sent to the Blue Mountains in Australia to recover from his wounds.