Japanese Missions Against Okinawa

Japanese Missions Against Okinawa
April 6 - 11, 1945

April 6, 1945
400 Kamikaze planes make an all-out effort against Okinawa shipping and beachheads; 2 destroyers, 2 ammunition ships, a mine sweeper and an LST are sunk; other vessels are damaged; nearly 300 Japanese planes are expended.

April 11, 1945
Kamikaze aircraft attack the U.S. fleet off Okinawa. The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise is seriously damaged.