Type 97 Carrier Attack Plane - Kate in the Second Wave

The U.S. Navy's Historical Center provides background information on this captured Japanese photograph which features a torpedo-attack plane:

A Japanese Navy Type 97 Carrier Attack Plane ("Kate") takes off from a carrier as the second wave attack is launched. Ship's crewmen are cheering "Banzai."

This ship is either Zuikaku or Shokaku.

Note light tripod mast at the rear of the carrier's island, with Japanese naval ensign.

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Credits

U.S. Navy Photo # NH 50603.

Information on the photo from the U.S. Navy's Historical Center.

Photo, U.S. National Archives.