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80-G-32355 Battle of Midway, June 1942

Photo #: 80-G-32355 Battle of Midway, June 1942
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Title: Battle of Midway, June 1942
Description: USS Yorktown (CV-5) under attack by Japanese dive bombers from the carrier Hiryu, shortly after noon on 4 June 1942, as seen from USS Astoria (CA-34). One Aichi Type 99 carrier bomber is falling ahead of the ship, with its tail shot off. A bomb has just hit a few hundred feet astern. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-32355
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