
Caption | Smoke pouring out of the uptakes of the carrier USS Yorktown after being struck by Japanese bombs during the Battle of Midway, 4 Jun 1942. ww2dbase | |||||||||
Photographer | William Roy | |||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-312018 | |||||||||
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Photo Size | 2,048 x 1,820 pixels | |||||||||
Photos on Same Day | 4 Jun 1942 | |||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Pacific Ocean | |||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||
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". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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