File:Japanese Mitsubishi G4M1 is shot down off Guadalcanal, 11 November 1942 (80-G-32365).jpg

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English: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 12-15 November 1942. A Japanese torpedo plane (left center) aflame over Ironbottom Sound, Guadalcanal. The photo was taken from the U.S. Navy troop transport USS President Adams (AP-38). At 1415 hrs on 11 November 1942, 16 Imperial Japanese Navy Mitsubishi G4M1 of the 703 and 705 Air Groups attacked transports off Guadalcanal. Eleven planes were shot down or crash-landed, the rest had to be written off.
Date 11 November 1942
date QS:P571,+1942-11-11T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q2790860
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80-G-32365
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-32365

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/26475931654 (archive). It was reviewed on 10 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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