 Shimazaki's group took particularly heavy losses - five planes lost out of nine - but he survived to return to "Zuikaku".The following day - 8 May 1942 - Shimazaki led "Zuikaku's" "Kates" in the attack on .Teaming up with his "Shokaku" counterparts, they succeeded in crippling the carrier, which later sank (The previous day, aircraft from "Lexington" had sunk carrier ).