Japanese Jill Passing Over the USS Yorktown (CV-10)

Photograph

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum

Name/Title

Japanese "Jill" Passing Over the USS Yorktown (CV-10)

Description

Photograph taken from the USS Yorktown (CV-10) during the April 29, 1944 engagement at Truk. A Japanese Nakajima B6N "Jill" flies across the bow of the USS Yorktown under heavy fire but does not drop its payload. It is unknown whether this was by the Japanese pilot's design or error, but the Jill is shot down shortly after. This event is seen happening in real-time in the film "The Fighting Lady."

Collection

Dwight Long Collection, USS Yorktown CV-10

Acquisition

Accession

2013.00022

Source or Donor

Dwight Stanley Long

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

Apr 29, 1944

Update Date

October 9, 2024