80-G-33928: Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, 26 October 1942
![80-G-33928: Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, 26 October 1942. Sinking of USS Hornet (CV 8) by attacks from Japanese Aichi D3A “Val” dive bombers. Note the tracer and anti-aircraft fire. Photographed from USS Pensacola (CA 24). U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2015/11/17). 80-G-33928: Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, 26 October 1942. Sinking of USS Hornet (CV 8) by attacks from Japanese Aichi D3A “Val” dive bombers. Note the tracer and anti-aircraft fire. Photographed from USS Pensacola (CA 24). U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2015/11/17).](/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/wwii/wwii-pacific/wwii-pacific-guadalancanal/naval-battles/santa-cruz-islands/80-g-33928/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1678282416473.jpg)
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- Theater of Operations--Pacific
- Aircraft--Fixed Wing
- Boats-Ships--Aircraft Carriers
- People-Places-Things--Japanese
- Damage
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- World War II 1939-1945
Navy Communities
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