A Japanese Navy Nakajima B6N ("Jill") torpedo bomber passes the starboard quarter of the aircraft carrier USS <i>Essex</i> (CV-9), after dropping its torpedo, 14 October 1944, during the carrier raids on Formosa and Luzon. A <i>South Dakota</i>-class battleship of Task Group 38.3 is visible in the left distance. At that time, USS <i>South Dakota</i> (BB-57), USS <i>Massachusetts</i> (BB-59) and USS <i>Alabama</i> (BB-60) were assigned to TG 38.3. Note the anti-aircraft shell splash in front of the plane.
14 October 1944<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1944-10-14T00:00:00Z/11</div>
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