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Caption | B5N 'Kate' torpedo bomber getting hit by anti-aircraft fire, Battle of Coral Sea, 8 May 1942 ww2dbase | ||||||||
Date | 8 May 1942 | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-16638 | ||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 8 May 1942 | ||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
Photo Size | 740 x 567 pixels |
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2 Jan 2010 08:13:25 PM
Battle of the Coral Sea:
Of the 18 Japanese (Kate) Torpedo Bombers
committed on May 8, 1942 only ten survived to
recover aboard Suikaku.
Obsolescent by 1942 the Kate played the main
role in sinking US Aircraft Carriers.