That was bad luck, Jim. As I understand it, the tactic was largely ineffective
in its aim, either because the pilots decided not to, they were shot down or
they missed the vulnerable part of the ship.
Chris
On 26 May 2011, at 17:41, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
> Not only terrifying, but deadly. My uncle was killed in such an attack on
> the USS Franklin in the South Pacific during WWII.
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