Charred wreckage of planes on the deck of American aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) which was badly damaged & set ablaze after being hit twice in thirty seconds by Japanese kamikaze pilots off coast of Japan at a cost of 392 dead or missing & 264 wounded.(rudeerude)

Kamikaze damage

Gambier Bay suffering from the guns of Chikuma and Tone off Leyte. For more details, see next post (http://www.ww2incolor.com/us-navy/gambier_bay.html)

Gambier Bay under attack 2

Gaping hole in the deck of aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) which was badly damaged & set ablaze after being hit twice in thirty seconds by Japanese kamikaze pilots off the coast of Japan.