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80-G-701852 Battle of Midway, June 1942

Photo #: 80-G-701852 Battle of Midway, June 1942
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Description: Diorama by Norman Bel Geddes, depicting the the Japanese carrier air attack on Midway in the morning of 4 June 1942. Two Type 00 carrier fighters are at left. Eastern Island airfield is under attack in lower center. Sand Island is in the upper left center, with hits visible in the vicinity of the seaplane hangar. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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