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 USS Franklin, was attacked by a single Japanese plane which dropped two armor-piercing bombs, devastating the hangar deck and setting off ammunition. The USS Franklin was enveloped by fire, and casualties totaled 724 killed and 265 wounded. The USS Santa Fe rendering assistance after the carrier had been hit, the USS Franklin remained afloat and proceeded under her own power to Pearl Harbor for repairs on March 19, 1945.

 Before dawn on 19 March 1945, USS Franklin maneuvered to within 50 miles of the Japanese mainland, closer than any other U.S. carrier during the war and launched a fighter sweep against Honshū and later a strike against shipping in Kobe Harbor.