A Japanese Mitsubishi A6M piloted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Shigehisa Yaguchi about to crash into the U.S. Navy destroyer USS <i>Kidd</i> (DD-661) off Okinawa, Japan, on 11 April 1945. The plane hit on the starboard side below the bridge. Its 500 kg bomb continued through the boiler room exiting the port side of the hull and exploded close aboard. The attack killed 38 of <i>Kidd</i>'s crew and wounded 55. Another destroyer is visible in the background.
11 April 1945<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1945-04-11T00:00:00Z/11</div>
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