Keywords: SantaCruzShokakuZero.jpg This A6M2 Model 21 Zero launches from the carrier Shokaku on October 26 1942 during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands while deck crewmen cheer on the pilot Lieutenant Hideki Shingo Zero group leader http //www ibiblio org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-C-Aces/index html Also confirming details of the photo Hata Ikuhito and Yasuho Izawa translated by Don Cyril Gorham Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II Naval Institute Press Annapolis Maryland 1989 p 45 PD-Japan-oldphoto Mitsubishi A6M Zero aircraft carrier launches Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands Shōkaku ship 1941 Black and white photographs Mitsubishi A6M2b Hideki Shingo Shōkaku Air Group |