JAPANESE KAMIKAZE ATTACKS were a constant menace to the American fleet. Here a Kamikaze plane, falling short of its target, plunges into the sea after being riddled by antiaircraft fire from an American cruiser. But the aircraft carrier Franklin (below) was not as fortunate. Hit off Kyushu by two 550-pound armor-piercing bombs, the Franklin's fuel, aircraft, and ammunition went up in flame; more than a thousand of her crew were lost. Gutted and listing badly, the carrier limped back to New York for repairs.