There was a sailor on the ladder in front of me. As we reached the flight deck he stopped to look up to see what the gunners were firing at. I ran forward without looking. I got to the crew's shelter and got inside just as the Jap hit. Photo taken from U.S.S. Ticonderoga CV 14 Explosions rock the ship.
Secondary explosions threaten to create a much more dangerous situation.
I know that those gunners were still firing right up to the time the aircraft hit. I think that is one of the reasons why the ship's gunners shot down 33 aircraft. Photo taken from U.S.S. Ticonderoga CV 14 Flash fires spread across the forward area of the flight deck and into the hanger deck below. Everything turned red at the explosion. We all got burned from it to some degree.