File:Aircraft prepare to launch from Japanese carrier Shōkaku during Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 October 1942 (80-G-176150).jpg

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Summary

Photographer

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Description

English: Mitsubishi Type 00 Shipboard Fighters (A6M2 Model 21. Allied codename: "Zeke") ready for takeoff from a Japanese aircraft carrier, 1942. This view was probably taken on board Shōkaku as she prepared to launch aircraft in the morning of 26 October 1942, during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.

Date

26 October 1942

Collection

Naval History & Heritage Command

	Parent institution	United States Department of the Navy
	Location	Washington Navy Yard
	Established	1944
	Website	www.history.navy.mil
	Authority file	: Q3250126 VIAF: 1112145424606586830810 ISNI: 0000000121926193 LCCN: no2009080665 GND: 1104864061 WorldCat

Accession number

80-G-176150

Source

U.S. Navy photo 80-G-176150

Licensing

This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID 80-G-176150.
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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	07:33, 11 March 2017	5,736 × 3,668 (6.47 MB)	Cobatfor	new NHHC file
	16:24, 31 October 2016	5,742 × 3,690 (3.53 MB)	Julien1978	Résolution.
	16:25, 17 June 2006	740 × 474 (86 KB)	Cla68	== Summary == Mitsubishi Type 00 Shipboard Fighters (A6M2 Model 21. Allied codename: "Zeke") ready for takeoff from a Japanese aircraft carrier, 1942. This view was probably taken on board Shokaku as she prepared to launch aircraft in the morning of 26 O
	16:24, 17 June 2006	740 × 500 (102 KB)	Cla68	Mitsubishi Type 00 Shipboard Fighters (A6M2 Model 21. Allied codename: "Zeke") ready for takeoff from a Japanese aircraft carrier, 1942. This view was probably taken on board Shokaku as she prepared to launch aircraft in the morning of 26 October 1942, d