Battle of Coral Sea Photographs | World War II Database

63 photographs in this album on 4 pages.
1 2 3 4
NEXT »


Map of Battle of Coral Sea, part of Captain Mineo Yamaoka's interrogation, 19 Oct 1945	D3A Type 99 dive bomber of either Shokaku or Zuikaku in flight, either en route to attack Neosho and Sims in morning or returning from failed scouting mission in afternoon, Battle of Coral Sea, 7 May	Shoho burning as she was attacked by aircraft, Battle of Coral Sea, 7 May 1942; note TBD-1 Devastator torpedo bomber faintly visible to the right of splash	Shoho burning during Battle of Coral Sea, photographed by a torpedo bomber pilot from Yorktown, 7 May 1942

Shoho burning during Battle of Coral Sea, photographed by a torpedo bomber pilot from Yorktown, 7 May 1942; note the faint outline of a TBD-1 in bottom half of photo	Shoho heavily damaged, late afternoon of 7 May 1942	Shoho taking a hit, 7 May 1942	Shoho torpedoed, photographed by pilot from Lexington, Battle of Coral Sea, 7 May 1942

Shoho under attack, 7 May 1942; note the TBD-1 torpedo bomber visible against the smoke	A bomb hole on Yorktown's flight deck, viewed from underneath, 8 May 1942	A destroyer pulled beside Lexington to help evacuate the men, 8 May 1942	A great explosion rocked Lexington, 8 May 1942, as seen from cruiser Minneapolis; destroyer Hammann could also be seen

A hole created by a bomb exploding beneath decks in Yorktown between compartments C-301-L and C-402-A, 8 May 1942	A whaleboat and a motor launch evacuated Lexington, 8 May 1942; TBD, SBD and F4F aircraft could be seen on the flight deck	A whaleboat helped evacuate men from Lexington, 8 May 1942	An explosion amidships on Lexington, 1727 on 8 May 1942, photo 1 of 2

An explosion amidships on Lexington, 1727 on 8 May 1942, photo 2 of 2; cruiser Minneapolis and destroyers Morris, Anderson, and Hammann nearby	B5N 'Kate' torpedo bomber getting hit by anti-aircraft fire, Battle of Coral Sea, 8 May 1942	Bombing attack on Japanese carrier Shokaku, Battle of the Coral Sea, 8 May 1942, photo 1 of 2	Bombing attack on Japanese carrier Shokaku, Battle of the Coral Sea, 8 May 1942, photo 2 of 2