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On the morning of March 27, 1945, during
Okinawa preparations, four suicide planes attacked the light cruiser USS
Biloxi. Three were shot down in flames but the fourth broke through the
umbrella of antiaircraft fire to crash the cruiser's side. Later
investigation revealed a 500-kilogram bomb which failed to explode. Rendered
harmless, the bomb became the prized possession of the ship’s quarterdeck.
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