[Mitsubishi A6M Reisen "Zero/Zeke" aircraft releasing bomb]

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Photograph of a Mitsubishi A6M Reisen "Zero/Zeke" aircraft releasing a bomb, October 24, 1944. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).

Inscription on verso: "'Zeke' / 10-24-44 / 200 miles E. off Luzon / Bomb has just been released -- Both bomb and plane missed Essex."

Caption on album page: "Bomb released just before Jap suicide pilot planned to hit Essex -- Both missed."

Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II, circa 1940-1995.

1944-10-24

1 photograph : print, black and white ; 10 x 8 in

The Paul J. Madden World War II Photograph Collection/The Museum of Flight

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