Keywords: USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) burning 11 May 1945 aft view.jpg The U S Navy aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill CV-17 burning after being hit by a Kamikaze attack while operating off Okinawa on 11 May 1945 Photographed from USS Wilkes Barre CL-103 which appears to have received fire damage herself helping to fight the blaze from alongside the carrier A destroyer is off Bunker Hills port side Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/photos/images/g320000/g328618c htm 80-G-328618 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1945-05-11 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Bunker Hill CV-17 attack 11 May 1945 Photographs taken on 1945-05-11 USS Wilkes-Barre CL-103 |