Damaged cruiser Aoba off Buin, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 13 Oct 1942; photo taken from cruiser ChokaiA6M Model 22 Zero fighters of ZuikakuWreck of G4M bomber whose crash killed Admiral Yamamoto, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Apr 1943
Damaged cruiser Aoba off Buin, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 13 Oct 1942; photo taken from cruiser ChokaiA6M Model 22 Zero fighters of Zuikaku's air group at Kahili Airfield on Bougainville, Solomon Islands, early 1943Wreck of G4M bomber whose crash killed Admiral Yamamoto, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Apr 1943


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