A Japanese Mitsubushi G4M "Betty" aircraft burns on the water after it was shot down by anti-aircraft fire during an attack on 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.

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