Here we see an Aichi D3A dive bomber exploding directly over the USS Enterprise (CV-6) during the battle of the Eastern Solomons. Despite this individual success the Enterprise was damaged during the battle and had to return to Pearl Harbor for repairs. The aircraft is believed to have been piloted by Yoshihiro Iida.
Morning Star, Midnight Sun – The Early Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign of World War II August-October 1942, Jeffrey R. Cox.
A splendid account of the early days of the Guadalcanal campaign, when the Americans were operating on a shoestring, and the Japanese probably missed their best chances to win the battle by underestimating their opponents. A fascinating tale of a battle that was fought at the extreme end of both side’s supply lines, and in which the Americans came to dominate the day and the Japanese to dominate the night, told in a very entertaining, if sometimes rather judgemental way, with a great deal of excellent material on both sides of the campaign(Read Full Review)
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