
Caption | A Mitsubishi A6M Zero special attack aircraft diving on the carrier Lexington (Essex-class) off the Philippines, 5 Nov 1944. This plane struck the carrier directly outboard of the secondary conn causing moderate damage ww2dbase | ||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | ||||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-270495 | ||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | See all photos dated 5 Nov 1944 | ||||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||||
Added Date | 1 Jan 2006 | ||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". |
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