Unseen from WW2

[TerryMiller]

I'm sorry, but that image of a plane on the side of the ship seems odd. Wouldn't the "crumpling" of the airplane make a mark that didn't look so much like just a small mark that is almost the identical as just the "leading edge" of the aircraft? Especially so of the wings?

 

[RickN]

I'm sorry, but that image of a plane on the side of the ship seems odd. Wouldn't the "crumpling" of the airplane make a mark that didn't look so much like just a small mark that is almost the identical as just the "leading edge" of the aircraft? Especially so of the wings?

Looks like someone darkened the imprint but supposedly the plane just barely made it to the cruiser before dropping into the ocean. Here is the real photo. Plane may have been on fire too before hitting the side.

 

[Snattlerake]

I'm sorry, but that image of a plane on the side of the ship seems odd. Wouldn't the "crumpling" of the airplane make a mark that didn't look so much like just a small mark that is almost the identical as just the "leading edge" of the aircraft? Especially so of the wings?

I'm really doubting it hit with much force. It was probably doing about 20 MPH

 

[TerryMiller]

I'm really doubting it hit with much force. It was probably doing about 20 MPH

Could be. I've never heard the story.

 

[AKguy1985]

But didja see this?

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Click on the link.

Kamikaze attack on merchant marine ammo ship John Burke. First mushroom cloud in the war was from the Japanese?

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/hmt-forum/uss_johnburke_kamikaze.mp4

Almost looks like a nuke going off, but no flash. Wonder what bomb that was.

 

[Snattlerake]

Almost looks like a nuke going off, but no flash. Wonder what bomb that was.

Ammo Ship. It hit the cargo hold. Phoom!