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USS Astoria passing by USS Yorktown (foreground), 4 Jun 1942	USS Yorktown underway between 0630 and 0730 hours on 4 Jun 1942; note SBD aircraft next to and forward of the island and TBD-1 aircraft to the aft	VB-3 Commanding Officer Lieutenant Commander Max Leslie ditched his SBD bomber near Astoria due to fuel exhaustion, Battle of Midway, 4 Jun 1942; a PBY flew nearby	View toward port side from Yorktown during Battle of Midway, mid-afternoon of 4 Jun 1942

Wilhelm Keitel, Adolf Hitler, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, and Risto Ryti at Immola Airfield, Imatra, Finland, 4 Jun 1942	Wounded by aircraft gunfire, Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class Clifton R. Bassett of VB-3 was carried down the flight deck of Enterprise, 4 Jun 1942, photo 1 of 2	Wounded by aircraft gunfire, Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class Clifton R. Bassett of VB-3 was carried down the flight deck of Enterprise, 4 Jun 1942, photo 2 of 2	Yorktown burning after hit by three Japanese bombs, 4 Jun 1942

Yorktown burning and listing, afternoon of 4 Jun 1942, before the ship was abandoned	Yorktown dead in the water, about 1300, 4 Jun 1942	Yorktown dead in the water, escorted by destroyer Russell, 1330, 4 Jun 1942; two SBD-3 scout bombers flew overhead	Yorktown laid a screen of anti-aircraft fire against Japanese torpedo bombers, afternoon of 4 Jun 1942

Yorktown listing heavily after abandonment, 4 Jun 1942	Yorktown listing to port after receiving the second torpedo hit, 4 Jun 1942	Yorktown stopped after receiving bombs, seen from cruiser Astoria, just after 1200, 4 Jun 1942	Yorktown stopped and burning, just after 1200, 4 Jun 1942

Yorktown under attack by dive bombers, seen from cruiser Portland, 4 Jun 1942	Yorktown's crew attempted to repair the bomb hole on the flight deck, 4 Jun 1942	Yorktown's hangar deck just after fire was extinguished, 4 Jun 1942; note the TBD-1 torpedo bomber hanging overhead	Close-up view of the Mogami-class cruiser Mikuma during the Battle of Midway, showing damage, Jun 1942; photo was taken by a US Navy pilot.