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Caption | A6M2 Model 21 Zero fighter of Lieutenant Hideki Shingo preparing to take off from carrier Shokaku during Battle of Santa Cruz, 26 Oct 1942 ww2dbase | ||||||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Pacific Ocean | ||||||||||||
Date | 26 Oct 1942 | ||||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||||||
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Photo Size | 640 x 394 pixels |
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18 Nov 2010 07:08:12 PM
Lt. Hideki Shingo launches from the carrier
Shokaku, October 1942 during the Battle of
Santa Cruz.
Shingo was a veteran of China and early
campaigns of the Pacific War, he rose to the
rank of Lt. Commander.