B5N 'Kate' torpedo bomber getting hit by anti-aircraft fire, Battle of Coral Sea, 8 May 1942

Caption   B5N 'Kate' torpedo bomber getting hit by anti-aircraft fire, Battle of Coral Sea, 8 May 1942 ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   80-G-16638
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Added Date 22 Oct 2006

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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
2 Jan 2010 08:13:25 PM

Battle of the Coral Sea: Of the 18 Japanese (Kate) Torpedo Bombers committed on May 8, 1942 only ten survived to recover aboard Suikaku. Obsolescent by 1942 the Kate played the main role in sinking US Aircraft Carriers.

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