KAMIKAZE: HMS Formidable, May 4, 1945

It was the height of the invasion of Okinawa. Japan was throwing a last-ditch effort at unseating US Marines from their beachheads. Kamikazes swarmed the skies. HMS Formidable, part of the British Pacific Fleet interdicting attacks from Formosa (Taiwan), was to suffer a direct hit on her armoured flight deck. Here's what happened - in the words of those who were there. Find the full account of this action at www.armouredcarriers.com

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