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80-G-701851 Battle of Midway, June 1942

Photo #: 80-G-701851 Battle of Midway, June 1942
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Title: Battle of Midway, June 1942
Description: Diorama by Norman Bel Geddes, depicting the air battle between Marine Fighting Squadron 221 (VMF-221) F2A-3 Buffalo and F4F-3 Wildcat fighters and Japanese Navy Type 00 carrier fighters, as the Marines attempted to intercept the Japanese bomber formation en route to attack Midway in the morning of 4 June 1942. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-701851
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