File:Kamikaze barely misses USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) on 6 April 1945.jpg

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English: A Japanese Mitsubishi A6M kamikaze barely misses the U.S. Navy light aircraft carrier USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) on 6 April 1945. The aircraft hit the water about 30 metres from the starboard side abaft the stacks. Shrapnel from a bomb carried hit the ship and the aircraft's propeller hit the flight deck.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) 1943-1945 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current15:40, 2 February 2019Thumbnail for version as of 15:40, 2 February 2019928 × 1,018 (536 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=A Japanese Mitsubishi A6M kamikaze barely misses the U.S. Navy light aircraft carrier USS ''Belleau Wood'' (CVL-24) on 6 April 1945. The aircraft hit the water about 30 metres from the starboard side abaft the stacks. Shrapnel from a bomb carried hit the ship and the aircraft's propeller hit the flight deck.}} |Source=U.S. Navy photo [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cvl24-45/088.htm] from the [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cvl...

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