The Snapshots in Time Collection
Aerial View of Japanese Warship Under Attack, Possibly IJN Yamato, Operation Ten-Go, April 7, 1945
A Japanese warship, likely the battleship Yamato or one of her escorts, maneuvers sharply at sea in this rare aerial color film still. Captured during Operation Ten-Go on April 7, 1945, footage such as this documents the climactic air-sea battle in which US Navy carrier aircraft sank the Yamato, the largest battleship ever built, during the Battle of Okinawa. Project: 218238