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

Captionย ย ย B5N 'Kate' torpedo bomber getting hit by anti-aircraft fire, Battle of Coral Sea, 8 May 1942 ww2dbase
Sourceย ย ย  ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Codeย ย ย 80-G-16638
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Photos on Same Dayย 8 May 1942
Added Byย C. Peter Chen
Added Dateย 22 Oct 2006

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1. Commenter identity confirmedย 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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