The Snapshots in Time Collection
Explosion Aboard Escort Carrier Under Attack, Witnessed from a Sister Ship, WWII Pacific Theater
Sailors at General Quarters watch in real time as a sister escort carrier is struck and erupts in a violent explosion during Pacific operations. Escort carriers such as USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) frequently faced kamikaze attacks while supporting amphibious landings in the Philippines during late 1944 and early 1945. Project: 218467