Crash Location Nakajima B5N "Kate" Bomber

Kure Atoll
Minor Outlying Islands, United States of America

A Japanese B5N "Kate" bomber crashed here in 1942, during the Battle of Midway. Its crew members were either killed or committed suicide after a confrontation with an U.S. landing party.

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Text by: Kaj Metz

Photo(s): Chandler S. Robbins, U.S. Geological Survey

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