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A downed and engulfed in flames Japanese Aichi D3A1 "Val" dive bomber flies over the superstructure of the American aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6). The photo is from the Battle of the Eastern Solomon Islands. August 24, 1942
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An Aichi D3A1 "Val" dive bomber, flown by dive bomber group commander Lieutenant Tamotsu Ema, takes off from the deck of the Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku to attack the American fleet during the Battle of the Coral Sea. 08.05.1942
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A Japanese Aichi D3A1 "Val" dive bomber takes off from the deck of the aircraft carrier "Akagi" during a raid by a Japanese strike force in the Indian Ocean.
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On April 5, 1942, 125 Japanese carrier-based aircraft bombed the port of Colombo (British colony of Ceylon), sinking the auxiliary cruiser "Hector" and the destroyer "Tenedos," and destroying 25 aircraft.
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Later that day, Japanese carrier-based aircraft sank the British heavy cruisers "Dorsetshire" and "Cornwall". 05.04.1942
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The Japanese torpedo bomber Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" (Type 97 naval carrier-based torpedo bomber) takes off from the deck of the aircraft carrier "Akagi". 1942
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Japanese torpedo bomber Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" takes off from the deck of the aircraft carrier "Zuikaku" to attack an American carrier task force during the Battle of the Coral Sea (May 4–8, 1942).
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Japanese Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" carrier-based bombers (Type 97 naval carrier-based torpedo bomber) during a combat sortie. 1942
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Japanese B5N Kate carrier-based bombers fly over burning American military installations at Pearl Harbor. December 7, 1941
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A photograph of the light Japanese aircraft carrier Ryujo, taken from aboard a Nakajima B5N1 Kate torpedo bomber. 1941–1942
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Servicing an American P-39 Airacobra fighter (Bell P-39N Airacobra) on one of the Pacific Ocean islands
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A group photo of American artillerymen from the 51st Defense Battalion surrounding their gun, named "Lena Horne," on a Pacific island. 1945
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An American airfield on a Pacific island. F6F Hellcat fighters, C-47 Skytrain transport planes, Catalina flying boats, and Avenger torpedo bombers are parked in open parking areas near the runway
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The grave of a Japanese pilot on an island in the South Pacific.
The inscription on the grave cross indicates that the Japanese pilot was killed in action in June 1942.
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A Japanese torpedo bomber, Nakajima B5N "Kate", takes off from an airfield in the South Pacific
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American soldiers move a Japanese Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" patrol aircraft with an H-6 radar, captured at the Saipan airfield. 1944
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A Japanese Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" bomber flies over its airbase in Rabaul, New Guinea. This photo was taken from another Japanese bomber. 1943
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Japanese carrier-based torpedo bomber Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" (Naval carrier-based torpedo bomber Type 97) in flight.
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A Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" carrier-based bomber (Type 97 naval carrier-based torpedo bomber) flies over the aircraft carrier "Soryu". 1939
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An American Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless dive bomber from Bombing Squadron 10 (VB-10) flies over the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) in the Pacific Ocean. 1944
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Judging by the deployed landing hook, the aircraft is preparing to land. The bomb rack and YE radar antenna under the starboard wing are clearly visible in the photo
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