The American carrier . Franklin - 1945 | Movietone Moment | 28 Feb 20

On this day in 1945, a Japanese bomber attacked the . Carrier Franklin. Here is a British Movietone report covering the aircraft attack. The American aircraft carrier sustained a direct hit from Japanese bombers. Petrol tanks exploded, planes below deck caught fire and ammunition exploded. The crew fought to save the ship, quelling the fires and evacuating the wounded. 832 men lost their lives, 270 were wounded but the ship survived to limp back to New York. Cut story - KS. GV of the aircraft carrier. Various shots of Corsairs & Helldivers taking off from flight deck. CU Captain Gehres, who says “just after seven o’clock in the morning two Jap bombers appeared out of the clouds & bombed us“, mix to aircraft carrier receiving direct hits. Several explosions, from various angles. Onboard carrier crew fight the fires, wounded lie about the flight deck, tended by medics, padre on knees leaning over seriously wounded sailor. More shots & explosions & fires burning; carrier had started to list badly. Destro