Nakajima B6N Tenzan is shot down by USS Yorktown (CV-10) off Kwajalein, 4 December 1943 (80-G-415001)
Summary
A Japanese Nakajima B6N Tenzan torpedo bomber explodes in the air after direct hit by 5-inch (127mm) shell from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10) as it attempted an unsuccessful attack on the carrier off Kwajalein Atoll, 4 December 1943.
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Date
04/12/1943
Source
Naval History and Heritage Command
Copyright info
Public Domain