USS Franklin Archival Footage – Episode 623

Podcast: The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War · Seth Paridon, Jon Parshall, William Toti

Opublikowano: 2026-11-03

This week, Seth Paridon and Jon Parshall take a look at some well known, and some not so well known, archival footage of USS Franklin (CV-13). On March 19,1945, USS Franklin was struck by two Japanese bombs dropped in a quick strike while she and Task Force 58 were a mere 50 miles from the coast of Japan. What was filmed next by ships of the Task Force and Franklin herself, amount to some of the most famous and harrowing footage shot during the entirety of the Pacific War. Tune in to see the shots and get the straight dope as Seth...