Title - USS Hornet under Dive Bomb Attack during Battle of Santa Cruz
Description - A Japanese Type 99 Aichi D3A1 dive bomber (Allied codename "Val") trails smoke as it dives toward the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8), during the morning of 26 October 1942. This plane struck the ship's stack and then her flight deck. A Type 97 Nakajima B5N2 torpedo plane ("Kate") is flying over Hornet after dropping its torpedo, and another "Val" is off her bow. Note anti-aircraft shell burst between Hornet and the camera, with its fragments striking the water nearby.
Description Source - U.S. Navy
Year - October 26, 1942
USS Hornet under Dive Bomb Attack during Battle of Santa Cruz
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