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25th October 1944: The massive Japanese battleship Yamato receives two direct hits from US dive bombers in the Tablas Straits of the Philippines. Lieutenant Commander Arthur Downing had just dropped the bombs when his radioman took this picture. (Photo by John L. Carver/Keystone/Getty Images)

25th October 1944:  The massive Japanese battleship Yamato receives two direct hits from US dive bombers in the Tablas Straits of the Philippines. Lieutenant Commander Arthur Downing had just dropped the bombs when his radioman took this picture.  (Photo by John L. Carver/Keystone/Getty Images)