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80-G-17047 Shoho

Photo #: 80-G-17047 Battle of Coral Sea, May 1942
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Description: Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho under attack by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft in the late morning of 7 May 1942. A TBD Devastator is visible in the lower right center, and another plane can be seen in the top center. Photographed from a USS Yorktown (CV 5) torpedo plane. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-17047
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