KAMIKAZE: HMS Indefatigable, April 1, 1945
Channel: Armoured Archivist
Date: 2020-04-05

The first Royal Navy aircraft carrier to take a hit from a kamikaze was HMS Indefatigable. The armoured flight deck absorbed the blast and her Seafires, Fireflies and Avengers were landing and taking off again in about 30 minutes. Full story here: https://www.armouredcarriers.com/indefatigable-kamikaze

Full original audio:
Raymond Lygo: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80026961
Adrian Sweet: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80017628
William Coster: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80026477
Roy Gibbs: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80025690
Desmond Wilkey: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80013853