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Caption read: "Photo # 80-G-17031 Dive bombing attack on Shokaku, 8 May 1942"

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Official U.S. Navy Photo #: 80-G-17031 — in the collection of the National Archivs

Battle of Coral Sea, May 1942: Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku under attack by USS Yorktown (CV-5) planes, during the morning of 8 May 1942. Flames are visible from a bomb hit on her forecastle.

retrieved from the Naval Historical Center online photos at http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/coralsea/coralsea.htm

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2006-05-29 (original upload date)

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  • 2006-05-29 03:42 ERcheck 740×610×8 (86976 bytes) Official U.S. Navy Photo #: 80-G-17031 — in the collection of the National Archivs Battle of Coral Sea, May 1942: Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku under attack by USS Yorktown (CV-5) planes, during the morning of 8 May 1942. Flames are visible fro

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