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mahatmakanejeeves

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Wed Mar 19, 2025, 12:34 PM Mar 2025

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.

Tue Mar 19, 2024: On this day, March 19, 1945, a Japanese dive bomber hit the USS Franklin, killing 724 of her crew.
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