On this day in 1944, the light carrier USS Princeton met her end off the coast of Luzon during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Around 9:38 a.m., a single Japanese dive bomber broke through the clouds and dropped one bomb—just one—that tore through her flight deck and set off catastrophic fires among the fueled and armed aircraft below. For six long hours, crews from nearby ships like USS Birmingham and USS Irwin fought to save her. Then, at 3:24 p.m., a massive explosion (captured here in film) ripped

14K views · 24 reactions | An Australian search team has solved a decades old mystery uncovering the wreckage of a ship sunk during WWII. Almost 1000 Australian POWs died when a Japanese transporter was torpedoed. It is hoped the discovery will help honour their lives and tell a story, long forgotten. 7NEWS at 6pm | www.7NEWS.com.au #7NEWS | 7NEWS Adelaide | Facebook