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80-G-42560: Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, 26 October 1942

80-G-42560: Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, 26 October 1942. Scene from the flight deck of USS Enterprise (CV 6). Shaken loose from its moorings by the powerful explosion of a Japanese bomb which hit in the water near Enterprise, this U.S. plane skitters to the edge of the carrier’s flight deck. Note, the column of smoke sent up by a downed Japanese plane in the background. Photographed October 26, 1942. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/05/17).
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Caption: Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, 26 October 1942. Scene from the flight deck of USS Enterprise (CV-6). Shaken loose from its moorings by the powerful explosion of a Japanese bomb which hit in the water near Enterprise, this F6F skitters to the edge of the carrier’s flight deck. Note, the column of smoke sent up by a downed Japanese plane in the background. Photographed October 26, 1942. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/05/17).
Accession #: 80-G-42560
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  • Theater of Operations--Pacific
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  • World War II 1939-1945
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  • National Museum of the U.S. Navy
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