| Caption | Japanese D3A dive bomber diving at USS Hornet during Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942; note B5N torpedo bomber in level flight and splash from anti-aircraft shell burst in front of Hornet | |||||||||||||
| Source | United States National Archives | |||||||||||||
| Identification Code | 80-G-211215 | |||||||||||||
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