Chronology of World War II

Saturday, August 8


Japanese Plane Shot Down by Anti-Aircraft Fire


Japanese Plane Shot Down by Anti-Aircraft Fire
A Japanese aircraft burns on the water after it was shot down by anti-aircraft fire during an attack on US transports between Guadalcanal and Tulagi, August 7-8, 1942. Guadalcanal is in the background, with the heights above Cape Esperance at the right.