5 Jan 1943
British Western Pacific Territories
British Western Pacific Territories
- Lieutenant "Red" Cochrane and his crew of the aft 5-inch battery of USS Helena shot down a Japanese D3A dive bomber off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. This was the first use of proximity-fuzed shells in combat. Cruiser USS Honolulu was near-missed by three bombs and cruiser HMNZS Achilles was struck by a bomb in her #3 turret, killing 11. ww2dbase [Guadalcanal Campaign | Helena (St. Louis-class) | Honolulu | VT Radio Proximity | Coral Sea, Solomon Islands | CPC]
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