File:Kamikaze about to crash into USS Kidd (DD-661) off Okinawa, Japan, on 11 April 1945 (NH 75767).jpg

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English: A Japanese Mitsubishi A6M piloted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Shigehisa Yaguchi about to crash into the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Kidd (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 Kidd's crew and wounded 55. Another destroyer is visible in the background.
Date 11 April 1945
date QS:P571,+1945-04-11T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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NH 75767
Source U.S. Navy photo NH 75767

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