USS Bullhead, a Balao-class submarine, was the last United States Navy ship sunk by enemy action during World War II, probably on the same day that an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. She was the
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Commander Walter T. Griffith on the bridge of Bullhead during her first patrol
USS Bullhead Memorial Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, dedicated 7 April 1979
USS Bullhead memorial at the WA Maritime Museum
The Mitsubishi Ki-51 is a light bomber/dive bomber in service with the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. It first flew in mid-1939. Initially deployed against Chinese forces, it proved to be
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…determine precisely which of the many Japanese anti-submarine attacks was the one that sank Bullhead. However, one occurred on 6 August 1945, when a Mitsubishi Ki-51 from the 73rd Independent Chutai (literally "company" or squadron) of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force attacked with depth charges. It claimed two…
26 July 1945 Imprint of a Japanese Ki-51 kamikaze aircraft on the side of HMS Sussex
Indonesian Air Force Ki-51 "Guntei" at Dirgantara Mandala Museum