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Hello everybody.
A student of my institute has to hold a lesson about vitamines. As vitamine e is called a kamikaze vitamine, she likes to have a photograph as introduction.
Does someone have a link?

Thanks a lot

frank

Here's a famous one of a Zero about to hit the USS Missouri:

And here is a montage of the attack on the HMS Victorious

Thanks a lot.

IIRC didn't that Missouri one miss?

ORIGINAL: Speedy

IIRC didn't that Missouri one miss?

No, it his the ship but in the belt armor, desintegrating without doing anything than scratching the point (bomb didn't explode). At least IIRC.

On 1 January 1945 Columbia sailed for the landings in Lingayen Gulf and on 6 January, as preinvasion bombardments were getting underway, desperate Japanese suicide attacks began. Columbia was first crashed close aboard by one of the kamikaze planes, then was struck on her port quarter by a second. The plane and its bomb penetrated two decks before exploding with tremendously damaging effect; killing 13 and wounding 44 of the crew, putting her after turrets out of action, and setting the ship afire. Prompt flooding of two magazines prevented further explosions, and impressive damage control measures enabled Columbia to complete her bombardment with her two operative turrets, and remain in action to give close support to underwater demolition teams. On the morning of the landings, 9 January, as Columbia lay close inshore and so surrounded by landing craft that she was handicapped in maneuver, she was again crashed by a kamikaze, knocking out six gun directors and gun mount. Twenty-four men were killed and 97 wounded, but drastically short-handed as she was, Columbia again put out fires, repaired damage, and continued her bombardment and fire support. Columbia sailed that night, guarding a group of unloaded transports. Her crew's accomplishments in saving their ship and carrying out their mission without interruption were recognized with the Navy Unit Commendation for this operation.

http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c11/columbia-vi.htm

More related photos about Missouri
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~UN3K-MN/hawaii-missouri.htm

Pilot of the Kamikaze was Setsuo Ishino(19 years old!)
http://www.mo-hawaii.com/go/yatteru3/2006116/main.html

Here's one:

Thanks guys, I knew you would help me.

Frank

Here is another one......