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 2G4M1 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 2 of 2Fighting Squadron Three (VF-3), March 5, 1942. Standing, L to R: Mason, Clark, Sellstrom, Eder, Johnson, Lackey, Haynes, Stanley, Peterson, Dufilho, Lemmon. Sitting: Morgan, Vorse, Lovelace, Thach, Gayler, O
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 2G4M1 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 2 of 2Fighting Squadron Three (VF-3), March 5, 1942. Standing, L to R: Mason, Clark, Sellstrom, Eder, Johnson, Lackey, Haynes, Stanley, Peterson, Dufilho, Lemmon. Sitting: Morgan, Vorse, Lovelace, Thach, Gayler, O'Hare, Rowell.
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