To whom did Yamamoto lose his life?
German Navy
British Navy
American Army Air Forces
Soviet Red Army
Answer
The American Army Air Forces shot down Admiral Yamamoto over Bougainville in April 1943. The Japanese had developed a new code system that the Americans were unable to break. Yamamoto decided to personally lead a tour of the Solomon Islands, to inspect the defences and boost morale. He flew from Rabaul to Bougainville in a Nakajima B5N2 torpedo bomber, accompanied by six Zero fighters. A U.S.
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