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What kind of plane shot down Admiral Yamamoto in 1943 over Bougainville Island after US forces broke the Japanese communication code?
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It was a P-38 Lightning
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When was Admiral Yamamoto shot down over the Solomon Islands?
Admiral Yamamato was shot down over Bougainville on April 18, 1943.
What happened to admiral yamamoto?
Yamamoto died when his plane was shot down over Bougainville, in the Solomon Islands, in April 1943. The US had developed the ability to decrypt much Japanese coded radio traffic, and knew from this that Yamamoto would be on an inspection trip in the Solomons. The US wanted to take out Yamamoto, but did not want to tip the Japanese that the US was reading their radio messages. The only fighter planes the US had with the range to reach the area where Yamamoto was going to be were P-38 Lightenings, the strangest looking fighter planes of the war, with twin engines and twin tails. So occasional P-38 patrols were begun in the area where the Admiral was expected. On the day Yamamoto was due a large patrol was sent out. Yamamoto and his staff were traveling on two "Betty" bombers, and both were shot down. US Army Air Force Captain Thomas Lamphier, of Detroit, was credited with destroying Yamamoto's plane. The wreckage of the crashed Betty bomber in which Yamamoto died still rests in the jungle on Bougainville.
Who was the admiral of the japanese navy?
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What was the name of the Japanese commander in chief who planned the Pearl Harbor attack?
He was Marshal Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (b: April 4, 1884 - d: April 18, 1943)
Who was a famous Japanese soldier in World War 2?
Admiral Yamamoto was probably the most famous Japanese military figure, but he was a sailor, not a soldier.
When was Admiral Yamamoto shot down over the Solomon Islands?
Admiral Yamamato was shot down over Bougainville on April 18, 1943.
Who was the commander of the Japanese Combined fleet?
Admiral Yamamoto.
Japanese commander that planned the pearl harbor attacks?
Admiral Yamamoto
who was in charge of the Japanese attack on pearl harbor?
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto .
Who devised the plan for the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
The Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto .
Who was the Japanese admiral who decided that the US fleet in Hawaii had to be destroyed?
Isoriku Yamamoto.
What was the name of the Japanese admiral who led the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Isoroku Yamamoto
Who was the commanding officer of the Japanese forces at pearl harbour?
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto.
What happened to admiral yamamoto?
Yamamoto died when his plane was shot down over Bougainville, in the Solomon Islands, in April 1943. The US had developed the ability to decrypt much Japanese coded radio traffic, and knew from this that Yamamoto would be on an inspection trip in the Solomons. The US wanted to take out Yamamoto, but did not want to tip the Japanese that the US was reading their radio messages. The only fighter planes the US had with the range to reach the area where Yamamoto was going to be were P-38 Lightenings, the strangest looking fighter planes of the war, with twin engines and twin tails. So occasional P-38 patrols were begun in the area where the Admiral was expected. On the day Yamamoto was due a large patrol was sent out. Yamamoto and his staff were traveling on two "Betty" bombers, and both were shot down. US Army Air Force Captain Thomas Lamphier, of Detroit, was credited with destroying Yamamoto's plane. The wreckage of the crashed Betty bomber in which Yamamoto died still rests in the jungle on Bougainville.
Who was the admiral of the japanese navy?
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Did admiral yamamoto have a photography hobby or go to photograhoy school?
The most complete biography of Admiral Yamamoto is "The Reluctant Admiral" by Agawa. He makes no mention of photography being one of his hobbies; however, he does relate that Yamamoto took pride in his calligraphy, was an inveterate gambler on poker, bridge, Japanese chess and other games. Other books about Admiral Yamamoto do not mention photography as a hobby of his.
Why was Isoroku Yamamoto important in world war 2?
Yamamoto was the admiral in charge of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on 7th December 1941.
