25 Jan 1945

Japan
  • Gato-class submarine USS Silversides made a torpedo attack on Japanese army cargo ship Malay Maru off the southern coast of Kyushu, Japan. Silversides fired four torpedoes but only two launched while two ran hot in the tubes. The two that launched, hit and sank the Malay Maru while Silversides had to go deep because of a prompt counterattack by Japanese escorts. One torpedo was ejected fairly quickly but the other was hung up for over seven hours, throughout the entire depth charge attack. It was only after firing the tube while backing at high speed that the torpedo left the tube, almost two years to the day since Silversides was saved by a similar maneuver. ww2dbase [Silversides | Kyushu | DS]
17 Mar 1945

Photo(s) dated 17 Mar 1945
Strike photo taken by aircraft from USS Bunker Hill showing an SB2C Helldiver from Bombing Squadron VB-84 over Miyazaki Airfield on southern Kyushu, Japan, 17 Mar 1945
6 Apr 1945

Japan
  • USS Hackleback and USS Threadfin made radar contact with the Japanese force centered around battleship Yamato. Hackleback attempted to close on the force but was driven away by escorting destroyers. Both submarines broadcast a report of the enemy task force. ww2dbase [Threadfin | Hackleback | Bungo Channel, Kyushu | CPC]
13 May 1945

Photo(s) dated 13 May 1945
F6F Hellcats of the United States Navy Fighting Squadron VF-12 flying from USS Randolph firing HVAR air-to-surface rockets at targets in western Kyushu, Japan, May 1945.
10 Oct 1945

Photo(s) dated 10 Oct 1945
Kyushu J7W1 Type 18 Shinden discovered in a factory at Fukuoka, Japan Oct 10 1945, second of the two built and is now stored at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC.

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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