Pacific War (1941-1945)
October 24, 1944, Sibuyan Sea, Philippine - The Japanese battleship Yamato escapes from the United States carrier-borne aircraft bombs in The Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, October 24, 1944 which is one of the Battle for Leyte Gulf in the Philippine Sea, on October 25, 1944. The Japanese battleship Yamato escapes from the United States carrier-borne aircraft bombs in The Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, October 24, 1944 which is one of the Battle for the Leyte Gulf in the Philippine Sea, on October 25, 1944. (Photo by Kingendai Photo Library/ AFLO) The Yamato desperately fends off an onslaught of U.S.-flagged aircraft in the Sibuyan Sea (Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 24, 1944).