Departure from Rabaul on inspection flight
· Rabaul, New Britain, Territory of New Guinea
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · file During an inspection tour following Guadalcanal, Yamamoto departed Rabaul by transport aircraft for Balalae; the flight was intercepted before arrival. The scheduled destination was Balalae Airfield, but Yamamoto did not arrive because his aircraft was shot down over Bougainville.
