Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 October 1942 (Naval History Blog)

An interesting history-related post from Naval History Blog:

The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands occurred when Task Forces 16 and 17, under Rear Adm. Thomas C. Kinkaid and Rear Adm. George D. Murray, respectively, fought numerically superior Japanese forces under Vice Adm. Nagumo Chuichi that supported an overland thrust by Japanese troops at Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. SBD-3 Dauntlesses of [...]

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