
Caption | Mushroom cloud rose above USS Lexington after an explosion, 8 May 1942; carrier Yorktown on horizon and destroyer Hammann to the left of photograph ww2dbase | ||||||||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-11916 | ||||||||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 8 May 1942 | ||||||||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Coral Sea, Pacific Ocean | ||||||||||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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