Chronology of World War II

Friday, August 10th


Attacking a Japanese Ship off Honshu


Attacking a Japanese Ship off Honshu
2 US Navy Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat of Fighting Squadron 88 (VF-88) from the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10) attack a Japanese ship off Niigata, Honshu (Japan), on August 10, 1945. The ship type is described as a 'Sugar Charlie'. This was a code used by the US Office of Naval Intelligence for small freighters displacing between 1.000 and 2.000 tons