Japanese aircraft carrier <i><a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Akagi_(ship,_1927)" title="Category:Akagi (ship, 1927)">Akagi</a></i> in April, 1942 during the Indian Ocean Raid as seen from an aircraft that has just taken off from her deck.  The aircraft on the flight deck preparing for takeoff are Aichi D3A Type 99 dive bombers.
Japanese Navy
April 1942
Kure Maritime Museum, (edited by Kazushige Todaka), <i>Japanese Naval Warship Photo Album:  Aircraft carrier and Seaplane carrier</i>, p. 24