World War II Photograph from Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands

World War II Photograph: A Japanese bomb splashes astern of a US carrier as the enemy plane pulls out of its dive above the carrier. In the center is another enemy plane that has made an unsuccessful dive. Battle of Santa Cruz.

A Japanese bomb splashes astern of a US carrier as the enemy plane pulls out of its dive above the carrier. In the center is another enemy plane that has made an unsuccessful dive. Battle of Santa Cruz. (10/26/42)

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