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mahatmakanejeeves

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Tue Mar 19, 2024, 10:06 AM Mar 2024

On this day, March 19, 1945, a Japanese dive bomber hit the USS Franklin, killing 724 of her crew. [View all]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_19

• 1945 – World War II: Off the coast of Japan, a dive bomber hits the aircraft carrier USS Franklin, killing 724 of her crew. Badly damaged, the ship is able to return to the US under her own power.
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