27, 1944. On Oct. 25, 1944, the Kamikaze Special Attack Corps were sent into action to attack U.S. warships during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. The attacks of the kamikaze squadron were reported ...
And here's a view directly on top of either the Fusō or Yamashiro as it's bombed by US aircraft from above, some of which were launched by the famed aircraft carrier USS Enterprise.
The World War II Battle of Leyte Gulf, a decisive Allied victory that decimated the Japanese Navy, began on Oct. 23 74 years ago. And it's considered to be the largest naval battle of all-time.
The Battle of Leyte Gulf destroyed the Japanese Navy as an effective fighting force. It was during this battle that U.S. sailors first witnessed the kamikaze attacks that would become ...