File:Mitsubishi G4M1 bombers fly low between Guadalcanal and Tulagi on 8 August 1942 (NH 97753).jpg

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English: Japanese Navy Type 1 land attack planes (Mitsubishi G4M1 "Betty") fly low through anti-aircraft gunfire during a torpedo attack on U.S. Navy ships maneuvering between Guadalcanal and Tulagi in the morning of 8 August 1942. The ship faintly visible in the center is the Australian light cruiser HMAS Hobart (D63). Guadalcanal is in the distance.
Depicted place Ironbottom Sound
Date 8 August 1942
date QS:P571,+1942-08-08T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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NH 97753
Source U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command photo NH 97753

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This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID [NH 97753 https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-97000/NH-97753.html].
Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1]
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current16:23, 23 November 2012Thumbnail for version as of 16:23, 23 November 2012740 × 531 (183 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)similar photo to avoid duplication of File:GuadBettyAttackAug.jpg
04:10, 3 September 2006Thumbnail for version as of 04:10, 3 September 2006731 × 498 (75 KB)Cla68 (talk | contribs)Japanese "Betty" bombers attack Allied transport ships with torpedoes off Guadalcanal on August 8, 1942. http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-Solomons/USN-CN-Solomons-19.html

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