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.
Date	26 October 1942
Source	U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.488.272.014
Author	U.S. Navy

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current	15:58, 4 February 2017	1,896 × 1,498 (1.24 MB)	Hohum	Contrast adjust
	20:53, 12 September 2011	1,896 × 1,498 (1.2 MB)	Cobatfor	NMNA file
	11:57, 17 June 2006	600 × 484 (28 KB)	Cla68	== 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