Image:Yamato battleship explosion.jpg

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"Ten-Go" Operation, April 1945

Japanese battleship Yamato blows up after receiving massive bomb and torpedo damage from U.S. Navy carrier planes, north of Okinawa on 7 April 1945. Three Japanese destroyers are nearby.


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current07:45, 30 January 2008740×592 (220 KB)Denniss (larger version)
10:36, 21 September 2006578×411 (35 KB)Ningyou (Japanese battleship Yamato exploding. *Origin **Taken on: 7 April 1945 from a US Navy aircraft, north of Okinawa **From: US Navy National Archives **http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-fornv/japan/japsh-xz/yamato-n.htm *Copyright status **P)
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