Japanese bombs exploding off the Enterprise's port side during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in October 1942.
The carrier was hit twice during the battle, killing 44 and wounding 75.
An F4F-4 Wildcat crash lands on the Big E's flight deck while the carrier was under aerial attack during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
A Japanese Aichi D3A2 bomber barely misses the Big E during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in October 1942.
The Japanese bomber was later shot down, crashing on the other side of the Enterprise.
A bomb dropped by a Japanese dive bomber explodes on the Enterprise's flight deck during the Battle of the Eastern Solomon Islands in 1942. The ship took three direct hits during the battle.
Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Marion Riley took the above shot with a motion-picture camera. He miraculously survived the blast.
