Originally uploaded on April 7, 2023 as unlisted. Made Public on the anniversary of the Battle.

Footage of the USS Enterprise receiving 3 Hits during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons.



Sources:


Hammel, E. M. (2009). Carrier clash: The invasion of guadalcanal and the battle of the eastern solomons, August 1942. Pacifica Military History.


Lundstrom, J. B. (2005). The first team and the Guadalcanal Campaign: Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942. Naval Institute Press.


Rivet, E. (2017, January 11). Naval battle of the Eastern Solomons. The National WWII Museum Blog. Retrieved April 6, 2023, from http://www.nww2m.com/2012/08/naval-ba...


Shepherd, J. (n.d.). USS enterprise cv-6the most decorated ship of the Second World War. Battle of the Eastern Solomons: August 24, 1942. Retrieved April 6, 2023, from http://www.cv6.org/1942/solomons/solo...