HMS Formidable burning after being struck by a Japanese special attack aircraft in the Pacific Ocean off Sakishima Islands, Japan, 4 May 1945

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
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
Identification Code   A 29717
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Photo Size 800 x 621 pixels
Photos on Same Day 4 May 1945
Photos at Same Place Pacific Ocean
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  According to the United Kingdom National Archives, Crown copyright material that has been created prior to 1 Jun 1957 is considered to be in the public domain.

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1. Lesley Davies says:
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.

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