Skip to main content

Naval History and Heritage Command

80-G-32221 Battle of Midway, June 1942

Photo #: 80-G-32221 Battle of Midway, June 1942
Download Image:
Low (PNG, 319x319px, 55KB)
Med (JPEG, 1280x1280px, 196KB)
High (TIFF, 5759x4124px, 23MB)
Title: Battle of Midway, June 1942
Description: USS Yorktown (CV-5) afire, stopped and surrounded by her escorts, after being hit by Japanese bombs shortly after noon on 4 June 1942. This view was taken after flight deck repairs had progressed far enough to allow respotting aircraft. The planes, F4F-4 fighters that were parked forward during the attack, are in the process of being moved aft, to takeoff position. Photographed from USS Pensacola (CA-24). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-32221
Related Content
Topic
Document Type
  • Photograph
Wars & Conflicts
Navy Communities
File Formats
  • Image (gif, jpg, tiff)
Location of Archival Materials
Author Name
Place of Event
Recipient Name