Keywords: Mitsubishi A6M kamikaze attacking USS Enterprise (CV-6) 1945.jpg A Mitsubishi A6M Zero kamikaze attacking the U S Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise CV-6 in 1945 This is probably the aircraft of Lt J G Shunsuke Tomiyasu On 14 May 1945 he hit the forward elevator which was blown circa 120 m into the air 14 sailors died and 34 were injured The Big E had to return to the United States for repairs http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 27897 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 2007 084 001 452 1945 5 14 U S Navy The photo is part of a scrapbook assembled by CDR William H Balden USNR documenting his World War II service PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Enterprise CV-6 Kamikaze Mitsubishi A6M7 Pacific War in May 1945 |