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On April 11, 1945, a Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball during the Battle of Okinawa. Latest U.S.

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By AUDREY McAVOY and MARI YAMAGUCHI PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball on April 11, 1945, during the Batt… ...

Kamikaze sank their first ship on Oct. 25, 1944, when a navy Zero pilot smashed into the USS St. Lo in the Philippine Sea while carrying a pair of 550-pound (250-kilogram) bombs.