A Japanese Mitsubushi G4M "Betty" aircraft burns on the water after it was shot down by anti-aircraft fire during an attack on U.S. transports between Guadalcanal and Tulagi, 7-8 August 1942. Guadalcanal is in the background, with the heights above Cape Esperance at the right. Note the G4M in flight above and to the left of the transport.
U.S. Navy
between 7 August 1942 and 8 August 1942 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1942-08-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1319,+1942-08-07T00:00:00Z/11,P1326,+1942-08-08T00:00:00Z/11</div>
Official U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-69000/NH-69116.html">NH 69116</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.history.navy.mil/">U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command</a>