January 1941: The wreckage of the S-2 40mm Pom-pom mount and a small crane on HMS Illustrious.

(Photo from the collection of P.O. Shipwright Wilfred George Heydon, RN
courtesy of Philip J. Heydon, ISM)

 

May 20, 1941: HMS Illustrious in drydock at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard to repair damage from the January
attacks on the ship.

(Photo courtesy of David Buell)

 

1944: HMS Unicorn I-72 (bottom), HMS Renown and HMS Illustrious at Trincomalee, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). The
cruiser HMS Ceylon is seen behind the smoke in the center of the photograph.

(Photo from the collection of Edward Failes, RN
courtesy of John Failes)

 

April 6, 1945: HMS Illustrious under attack by a Kamikaze off Sakishima Gunto. The aircraft missed the ship, but caused severe damage below the waterline when the plane exploded underwater.

(Photo from the collection of William T. "Bill" Holman, RN
courtesy of Jeffrey Holman)