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Hugging the deck

Photo from fb but alas without any info.The action is more or less clear but is there info on where/when/what aircraft?Thanks ;)

patrick.lorent (Fri 16 Feb 2018 11:49:26 AM EST)

Thanks Ostuf,appreciated ;)

Ostuf W (Fri 16 Feb 2018 02:58:25 AM EST)

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Wikipedia has the same photo and they are Bettys.
Caption says:
IJN aviators pressed home a torpedo attack against American ships off Guadalcanal on 8 August 1942, suffering heavy losses. The plane on the left and at extreme low-level...

Wikipedia has the same photo and they are Bettys.
Caption says:
IJN aviators pressed home a torpedo attack against American ships off Guadalcanal on 8 August 1942, suffering heavy losses. The plane on the left and at extreme low-level (approximately five meters) was flown by Jun Takahashi, who was still alive in 2016.

Ostuf W (Fri 16 Feb 2018 02:49:22 AM EST)

To me they look like Japanese Mitsubishi G4M (Betty).

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