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80-G-17024 Shoho

Photo #: 80-G-17024 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. Photographed from a USS Lexington (CV 2) plane. A TBD-1 torpedo plane is visible at right, beyond the large splash, which may be the TBD's Mark XIII torpedo striking the water. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-17024
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