
Caption | As her own torpedo warheads explode aboard USS Lexington, an aircraft is blown over the side in the Battle of the Coral Sea, 8 May 1942 at 1727 hours local time. Destroyer Hammann is backing down at left. ww2dbase | |||||||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-7413 | |||||||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 8 May 1942 | |||||||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Pacific Ocean | |||||||||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||||||||
Added Date | 1 Sep 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". |
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7 Sep 2016 10:55:10 AM
The photo was taken from the cruiser USS Minneapolis, which is seen at right.