On this day, March 19, 1945, a Japanese dive bomber hit the USS Franklin, killing 724 of her crew.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_19

• 1945 – World War II: Off the coast of Japan, a dive bomber hits the aircraft carrier USS Franklin, killing 724 of her crew. Badly damaged, the ship is able to return to the US under her own power.

[Botany]

1. The USS Franklin. Although I am sure that none of the crew is still alive but they deserve our thanks

[JPK]

2. A buddy of mine

His dad was a enlisted pilot on the Franklin when it was savaged by the Japanese attacks. He was in the rear seat on a Dauntless dive bomber that was blown in two on the flight deck. He survived and miraculously was not injured.

[JPK]

3. A buddy of mine...

His dad was a enlisted pilot on the Franklin when it was savaged by the Japanese attacks. He was in the rear seat on a Dauntless dive bomber that was blown in two on the flight deck. He survived and miraculously was not injured.