USS New Mexico hit by a special attack aircraft at dusk off Okinawa, Japan, 12 May 1945; photo taken from cruiser USS Wichita

Caption     USS New Mexico hit by a special attack aircraft at dusk off Okinawa, Japan, 12 May 1945; photo taken from cruiser USS Wichita ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   80-G-328653
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Okinawa Campaign   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Tokko "Kamikaze" Special Attack Doctrine   Main article  Photos  Maps  
New Mexico   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 740 x 589 pixels
Photos on Same Day 12 May 1945
Photos at Same Place Pacific Ocean
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010:
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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Fernando says:
13 May 2011 05:30:42 AM

If every *** kamikaze pilot had crashed against battleship hardened hulls, a lot of US crewmembers had saved their lives ...
2. Anonymous says:
11 Dec 2023 01:50:33 PM

My dad was on this ship at this time. He survived and helped make the repairs to get it up and running again. He did a video about being on the ship and the attacks. He was 96 when he made the video. He died in April 2023 at age 97.

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