Another D3A approached the disabled "Laffey" from port. A Corsair pursued the "kamikaze" and destroyed it after forcing it to overshoot the ship. The Corsair lined up behind a Ki-43 'Oscar' making a strafing approach on "Laffey" from starboard. One of "Laffey"s gunners hit the Oscar, causing it to crash into the ship's mast and fall into the water. The pursuing Corsair also crashed into the ship's radar antenna and fell into the water, but the pilot was later rescued by "LCS-51".