File:Japanese bomber crashes during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons on 24 August 1942.jpg

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Description A Japanese Aichi D3A1 "Val" dive bomber is shot down and crashes into the ocean during an attack on the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6), not visible, on 24 August 1942.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] in: The Battles of Savo Island 9 August 1942 and the Eastern Solomons 23-25 August 1942 from the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, Department of the Navy, Washington D.C. (USA) 1994
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16:07, 24 May 2006Thumbnail for version as of 16:07, 24 May 2006600 × 457 (39 KB)Cla68 (talk | contribs){{Information| |Description= A Japanese dive bomber is shot down and crashes into the ocean during an attack on ''Enterprise'' on August 24, 1942. |Source= US Government (http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-ESols/index.html) The Battle of the Easte