USS Bismarck Sea CVE-95
USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) was the fortieth of fifty Casablanca-class escort carriers built to serve the United States Navy during World War II. Completed in May 1944, she served in support of the Philippines campaign, and the landings on Iwo Jima. On 21 February 1945, she sank off of Iwo Jima due to two Japanese kamikaze attacks, killing 318 crewmen. Notably, she was the last aircraft carrier in U.S. service to sink due to enemy action.
USS Bismarck Sea CVE-95 Puget Sound just after commissioning on 20 May 1944. She is wearing camouflage Measure 32, Design 16A 
USS Bismarck Sea CVE-95 seen loading or unloading Dauntless aircraft from a floating platform at Ulithi Atoll. 
USS Bismarck Sea CVE-95 at anchor in Majuro Atoll in 1944 
USS Bismarck Sea CVE-95 underway on 24 June 1944 
USS Bismarck Sea CVE-95 at Kaiser Shipyard, Vancouver, Washington, just before commissioning on 20 May 1944 
USS Bismarck Sea CVE-95 explodes after being hit by a Kamikaze off Iwo Jima February 1945
Wildcat Crash December 1944
19 December 1944 FM-2 Wildcat N-27 coming in for a landing either missed or broke an arresting hook and crashed into planes parked on the bow.
During the crash, the Wildcat is falling over the bow 
During the crash, the Wildcat is disappearing over the bow 
During the crash, the Wildcat is disappearing over the bow 
Immediately after the crash, the Wildcat has disappeared over the bow 
Immediately after the crash, the Wildcat has disappeared over the bow 
Immediately after the crash, the Wildcat has disappeared over the bow 
Aftermath of the crash
