#OTD in 1944, a kamikaze struck the SS John Burke as the liberty ship was transporting ammunition to the invasion force on Mindoro, Philippines. The resulting explosion obliterated the John Burke and crew of 68. Several other ships were damaged by the blast. | U.S. Naval Institute
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RaptorFx on Instagram: "The destruction of the SS John Burke on December 28, 1944, remains one of the most dramatic non-nuclear explosions ever recorded in World War II. Struck by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft while carrying thousands of tons of ammunition to Mindoro, the Liberty ship vanished in a massive fireball captured on film by the USS Bush. This detailed historical account explores the ship’s rapid construction, its final mission in the Pacific, and the catastrophic blast that claimed all
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