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USAF 11462 AC Death of Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

Photo #: USAF 11462 AC  Death of Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Title: Death of Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Description: Painting by Sergeant Vaughn A. Bass, of the 4th Air Force Historical Section, based on information provided by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas G. Lanphier, Jr. It depicts then-Captain Lanphier's P-38 Lightning fighter shooting down a Betty bomber that was carrying Admiral Yamamoto. Another P-38 is attacking one of the Zero fighters that formed the Admiral's escort. This action took place near Kahili, Bougainville, on 18 April 1943. U.S. Air Force Photograph.
Catalog #: USAF 11462 AC
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