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On October 21, 1944 the HMAS Australia became the first Allied ship attacked by a kamikaze attack.
Hat tip, Franklin D. Roosevelt Day-by-Day
On October 21, 1944 the HMAS Australia became the first Allied ship attacked by a kamikaze
The remains of the engine and propeller of the Japanese suicide aircraft which struck the deck of HMAS AUSTRALIA. Imperial War Museum A29483
The remains of the engine and propeller of the Japanese suicide aircraft which struck the deck of HMAS AUSTRALIA. Imperial War Museum A29483