Goldeagle1123 Another Aichi is seen in the distance off her bow, and the splashes in the water are from the AA shell shown exploding near the ship. [A photo from another angle depicting the crash.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Japanese_Aichi_D3A_crashes_into_USS_Hornet_%28CV-8%29_during_the_Battle_of_the_Santa_Cruz_Islands_on_26_October_1942.jpg)
Goldeagle1123
Another Aichi is seen in the distance off her bow, and the splashes in the water are from the AA shell shown exploding near the ship.
[A photo from another angle depicting the crash.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Japanese_Aichi_D3A_crashes_into_USS_Hornet_%28CV-8%29_during_the_Battle_of_the_Santa_Cruz_Islands_on_26_October_1942.jpg)