Ed Rock

tumbling since 84

  1. xplanes:

“Photo taken by Dr. Broox Garrett just seconds before the kamikaze struck the [USS] KIDD. Notice the USS BLACK in the background.” (April 11th 1945)
“They are really after us this time. They are coming in from both sides.I can hear port 40mm firing.  We have been hit by a suicide plane. He came in from our starboard side and was headed straight for our bridge, but turned and hit us in the forward fireroom. He went through the side and one boiler.  His bomb went through the port shell and exploded.”

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    xplanes:

    “Photo taken by Dr. Broox Garrett just seconds before the kamikaze struck the [USS] KIDD. Notice the USS BLACK in the background.” (April 11th 1945)

    “They are really after us this time. They are coming in from both sides.I can hear port 40mm firing. We have been hit by a suicide plane. He came in from our starboard side and was headed straight for our bridge, but turned and hit us in the forward fireroom. He went through the side and one boiler. His bomb went through the port shell and exploded.”

    Crew recollections

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