Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
XX.2.82 |
Title |
Kamikaze damage |
Description |
Starboard view of the BOWERS as she entered Kerama Retto following a direct hit by a kamikaze. The plane's wreckage remains embedded in the bridge face. Note attached to back reads: 80-G-315256 (NATIONAL ARCHIVES) USS BOWERS (DE-637) CLOSE-UP FROM THE STARBOARD SIDE SHOWING DAMAGE TO BRIDGE AFTER IT WAS STRUCK BY A NAKAJIMA Ki.43 "Oscar" ON 16 APRIL 1945, OFF OKINAWA. NOTE DETAILS OF FORWARD SUPERSTRUCTURE AND GUNS, ETC. CARGO NET ON LIFELINE IN FOREGROUND; WRECKAGE OF PLANE EMBEDDED IN BRIDGE; USUAL PAINT SCHEME ON SHIP. |
Date |
April 16, 1945 |
Collection |
USS Bowers DE 637/APD 40 |