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World War II: Operation Vengeance, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is killed when his aircraft is shot down by U.S. fighters over Bougainville Island.
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Operation Vengeance
U.S. operation to kill Admiral Yamamoto, 18 April 1943
Operation Vengeance was the American military operation to kill Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto of the Imperial Japanese Navy on 18 April 1943 during the Solomon Islands campaign in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Yamamoto, commander of the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Isoroku Yamamoto
Japanese admiral (1884–1943)
Isoroku Yamamoto was a Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II. He commanded the fleet from 1939 until his death in 1943, overseeing the start of the Pacific War in 1941 and Japan's initial…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Bougainville Island
Island in Papua New Guinea
Bougainville Island is the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, which is part of Papua New Guinea. Its land area is 9,300 km2 (3,600 sq mi). The highest point is Mount Balbi, on the main island, at 2,715 m (8,907 ft).Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)