G4M1 bomber of Japanese Navy 4th Air Group commander Lieutenant Masayoshi Nakagawa, moments before crashing into sea during attack on USS Lexington off Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 20 Feb 1942. Photo 1 of 2 [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     G4M1 bomber of Japanese Navy 4th Air Group commander Lieutenant Masayoshi Nakagawa, moments before crashing into sea during attack on USS Lexington off Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 20 Feb 1942. Photo 1 of 2 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Pacific Ocean
Date 20 Feb 1942
Photographer    Unknown
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 1,093 x 685 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
9 Oct 2011 01:17:16 PM

NONE BUT THE BRAVE:

Looks like the Betty is missing its port engine and on fire, but still making its attack run.
4th Kokutai lost fifteen of its seventeen G4M1s launched, making attacks against the Carrier USS Lexington.
Ship in photo could be a US destroyer at flank speed. The Betty is within range of the ships onboard weapons.

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