 The destroyer escort took station in the transports' anti-submarine screen on 11 May and was so engaged on the 13th when she took a low-flying Mitsubishi A6M5 "Zeke" under fire at 1919, scoring hits on the plane's engine and port wing.Although her gunfire sheared off the "Zeke's" port wing, the Japanese pilot continued his suicide approach and crashed on "Bright's" fantail.The plane's bomb exploded upon impact, and the warship immediately lost steering control with her rudder jammed in a hard left turn.