Keiichi Arima
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Keiichi Arima was a non-aviator dive bomber officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He participated in Central China campaigns and later led Aichi D3A dive bombers from carrier Shōk
Two Japanese "Val" (Type 99) dive-bombers from Shokaku. Photograph by Arima Keiichi.
The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, fought during 25–27 October 1942, was the fourth aircraft carrier battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. It was also the fourth major naval engagement fo
Keiichi Arima
…Shōkaku was again dispatched to the Solomon Islands to support the Imperial Japanese Army ground assault on Henderson Field on Guadalcanal. During the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, Lieutenant Arima's division was part of the second strike wave that consisted of 19 D3A dive bombers and 5 A6M Zero fighters, again commanded by…
USS Enterprise (center left) and her screening ships during the battle, 26 October 1942
USS Wasp burns after being torpedoed on 15 September
Grumman F4F Wildcat on Enterprise as she conducts air operations on 24 October
Japanese fighter and dive bomber aircraft on Shōkaku prepare to launch for an attack on US carrier forces