Slow motion video of the kamikaze hit on USS Missouri (BB-63), April 11, 1945. The kamikaze came in low from astern before banking into the starboard side of the main deck. Video was buried in an a national archives video with a National Archives title unrelated to this event. This is the same kamikaze from the famous picture showing the plane moments before impact. #BB63 #USSMissouri #Missouri #IowaClass #Battleship #USA #Japan #Kamikaze #USNavy #WWII #WW2 #History #WWIIHistory #Navy #PacificWa

USS Missouri firing its 406mm gun in first gulf war

When WWII officially ended, the sky above Tokyo Bay disappeared under the roar of victory. ✈️🌎 After the surrender ceremony aboard the USS Missouri, Allied air forces filled the sky with hundreds of planes — a display so massive it nearly blacked out the sun. A breathtaking reminder of the scale of the war… and its end. 🎥From our documentary series: Surrender on the USS Missouri. #WWII #history #WWII80 #ussmissouri #MilitaryHistory #pacificwar #worldhistory #VeteranVoices | The World War II Fo