USS John Burke The 1944 Explosion That Lit the Sky Over Mindoro | Past Events Explained
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USS John Burke The 1944 Explosion That Lit the Sky Over Mindoro | Past Events Explained
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Correction - The SS John Burke disappeared (was destroyed) on December 28, 1944 not August 28 1944, after being hit by a Japanese kamikaze. SS John Burke Vanished Instantly near the Admiralty Islands in the Pacific. It was carrying a deadly cargo: -Over 1,500 tons of high explosives -Including depth charges and ammunition During an air raid by a Japanese bomber, the ship was struck and the entire load detonated. The explosion was so intense that the ship ceased to exist — no large wreckage remai
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Correction - The SS John Burke disappeared (was destroyed) on December 28, 1944 not August 28 1944, after being hit by a Japanese kamikaze. SS John Burke Vanished Instantly near the Admiralty Islands in the Pacific. It was carrying a deadly cargo: -Over 1,500 tons of high explosives -Including depth charges and ammunition During an air raid by a Japanese bomber, the ship was struck and the entire load detonated. The explosion was so intense that the ship ceased to exist — no large wreckage remai
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On December 28, 1944, the SS John Burke, a Liberty Ship packed with critical ammunition, was struck by a kamikaze in the Pacific. What followed wasn’t a sinking—it was total vaporization. 🤯 The blinding flash obliterated the ship instantly and caused damage miles away. This footage captures the terrifying power of wartime munitions like nothing else. Every frame is a jaw-dropping piece of history you won’t forget. history buffs: did any other explosion filmed in WWII rival the sheer force of th
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On December 28, 1944, the SS John Burke, a Liberty Ship packed with critical ammunition, was struck by a kamikaze in the Pacific. What followed wasn’t a sinking—it was total vaporization. 🤯 The blinding flash obliterated the ship instantly and caused damage miles away. This footage captures the terrifying power of wartime munitions like nothing else. Every frame is a jaw-dropping piece of history you won’t forget. history buffs: did any other explosion filmed in WWII rival the sheer force of th
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alexmason_666 on Instagram: "USS John Burke was a U.S. Navy ammunition ship that exploded on 28 December 1944 while anchored at Leyte Gulf, Philippines, during World War II. A Japanese kamikaze aircraft struck the ship, which was loaded with thousands of tons of bombs and shells. The impact triggered a catastrophic chain explosion, completely vaporizing the ship in seconds. The blast was so powerful that almost no wreckage remained, nearby ships were damaged, and nearly the entire crew was kille
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Intalogy™ on Instagram: "The USS John Burke was carrying 4,000 tons of ammunition when a Japanese dive bomber struck it off the Philippines in 1944. The entire cargo detonated instantly. A massive fireball erupted. The ship vaporized. All 68 crew members were killed. No large wreckage remained. Ships nearby were damaged by the shockwave. This wasn’t nuclear. Just conventional explosives in a single cargo hold. One plane. One hit. One of the most powerful maritime explosions ever recorded. ➕ Comm
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StrikeZone on Instagram: "On December 28, 1944, the American ammunition ship USS John Burke was struck by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft near Mindoro Island in the Philippines. The impact ignited more than 4,000 tons of explosives, producing an explosion so powerful that the ship and its crew were vaporized in less than a second. The blast was visible from over 35 miles away, and none of the approximately 100 people on board survived. It remains one of the most powerful non-nuclear explosions ever
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On December 28, 1944, the SS John Burke, a U.S. Liberty ship, was transporting a large cargo of ammunition to Mindoro in the Philippines when it was struck by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft. The impact detonated the ship’s ammunition almost instantly, causing a massive explosion that completely disintegrated the vessel. The blast was so powerful that debris rained down over nearby ships and the surrounding sea. The attack resulted in the total loss of the SS John Burke and nearly all aboard, makin
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While enroute to the Philippines carrying explosives and ammunition,the Liberty Cargo ship SS John Burke was hit by a Kamikaze A6M Zero. It was loaded with a 250kg bomb that crashed directly into the cargo hold causing the 1,500 tons of explosive cargo to detonate. All 68 members of the crew (48 Merchant sailors and 20 Marines) were killed instantly. Also a nearby Army FS transport ship was sunk from the resulting explosion, unfortunately it was never identified or known how many crewmen it had
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