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B6N Tenzan torpedo bomber shot down by USS Yorktown (CV-10) off Kwajalein Atoll on December 4th 1943

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There is a rather well known still image from this scene that is also featured on the B6N wikipedia article that describes the aircraft as having taken a direct hit from a 5 inch anti-aircraft shell:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakajima_B6N#/media/File:Nakajima_B6N_Tenzan_is_shot_down_by_USS_Yorktown_(CV-10)_off_Kwajalein,_4_December_1943_(80-G-415001).jpg

It is clear from the footage however that the wing comes off after taking multiple hits from 20mm cannon shells.

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