File:Japanese bomb explodes near USS Enterprise (CV-6) during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands on 26 October 1942.jpg

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Description A bomb from a Japanese Aichi D3A2 dive-bomber from the carrier Junyo barely misses the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands on 26 October 1942. The dive-bomber was shot down and crashed on the other side of the Big E.
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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.488.272.014
Author U.S. Navy

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11:57, 17 June 2006Thumbnail for version as of 11:57, 17 June 2006600 × 484 (28 KB)Cla68 (talk | contribs)== Summary == {{Information| |Description= A bomb from a Japanese dive-bomber from the carrier ''Junyo'' barely misses ''Enterprise'' during battle on October 26, 1942. |Source= US Government (http://www.cv6.org/noumea/default.asp?uri=detail/nmna-img-z--2

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