Japanese D3A “Val” bomber attacking the aircraft carrier “Hornet” during the battle near the island of Santa Cruz (in the Japanese version of “Battle of the Eastern Solomon Islands”), in the Battle for Guadalcanal.
The photo also shows the Japanese B5N2 “Kate” torpedo carrier flying over the aircraft carrier and water splashes from the explosion of a 127-mm anti-aircraft projectile.
Location: Guadalcanal
Date: October 26, 1942