Twenty minutes later, the 16 "Zuikaku" torpedo planes arrived and split up to attack "Enterprise". One group of torpedo bombers was attacked by two CAP Wildcats which shot down three of them and damaged a fourth. On fire, the fourth damaged aircraft purposely crashed into the destroyer , setting the ship on fire and killing 57 of her crew. The torpedo carried by this aircraft detonated shortly after impact, causing more damage. The fires initially seemed out of control until "Smith"s commanding officer ordered the destroyer to steer into the large spraying wake of the battleship , which helped put out the fires. "Smith" then resumed her station, firing her remaining anti-aircraft guns at the torpedo planes.