Armoured Carriers
Published 18 Apr 2020It was the height of the invasion of Okinawa. Japan was throwing a last-ditch effort at unseating US Marines from their beachheads. Kamikazes swarmed the skies. HMS Formidable, part of the British Pacific Fleet interdicting attacks from Formosa (Taiwan), was to suffer a direct hit on her armoured flight deck. Here’s what happened — in the words of those who were there.
Find the full account of this action at www.armouredcarriers.com
Full original audio:
Roy Beldam: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/it…
Richard Bigg-Wither: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/it…
John Maybank: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/it…
Stanley Harris: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/it…
Adrian Sweet: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/it…
Douglas Parker: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/it…
October 12, 2023
KAMIKAZE: HMS Formidable, May 4, 1945
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