[Japanese kamikaze aircraft dropping bomb]

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Identifier2023-08-10-A_image_427SourceThe Paul J. Madden World War II Photograph Collection (2023-08-10-A), Box 3, Folder 3CreatorMadden, Paul J., 1920-2004United States. NavyDescriptionPhotograph of a Japanese kamikaze aircraft dropping a bomb, March 19, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).

Inscription on verso: "19 March 1945 / 150 miles E. of Kyushu / Dot at tail of suicide is bomb just being released / Both bomb and plane missed Essex."

Caption on album page: "3/19/45 / Object beneath tail of suicide plane is bomb being released / Both missed Essex."

Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II, circa 1940-1995.Creation Date1945-03-19SubjectWorld War, 1939-1945World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific AreaUnited States. NavyKamikaze airplanesEssex (Aircraft carrier)Extent1 photograph : print, black and white ; 18 x 21 cmLanguageEnglishOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Paul J. Madden World War II Photograph Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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