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Lexington's crew prepared to abandon ship, about 1700 on 8 May 1942	Members of the Mochida family awaiting evacuation bus to internment camp, California, United States, 8 May 1942	Men of 451st Battery, 1st Mountain Artillery Regiment, Royal Artillery exercising with 3.7-inch howitzers in Trawsfynydd, Wales, United Kingdom, 8 May 1942; note weather gear	Mushroom cloud rose above USS Lexington after an explosion, 8 May 1942; carrier Yorktown on horizon and destroyer Hammann to the left of photograph

Shokaku steered the right as near misses splashed to starboard side, Battle of Coral Sea, 8 May 1942	Shokaku under attack as seen by a TBD-1 airman, 8 May 1942	Shokaku under attack at Coral Sea, 8 May 1942	Survivors of USS Lexington rescued by a cruiser, Battle of Coral Sea, 8 May 1942

Torpedo damage on Lexington, 8 May 1942	Track of the Battle of the Coral Sea, 8 May 1942, prepared for the United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Combat Narrative report.	USS Lexington (Lexington-class) underway during the Battle of the Coral Sea early on 8 May 1942. Perhaps the last photo while still in operational status before torpedoes and bombs forced her to be abandoned	USS Lexington burning as she was being abandoned, 8 May 1942, photo 1 of 2; note USS Chester and other warships nearby

USS Lexington burning as she was being abandoned, 8 May 1942, photo 2 of 2; note USS Chester and other warships nearby	USS Lexington's crewmen sliding down lines into a destroyer as the carrier was being abandoned, 8 May 1942, photo 1 of 2	USS Lexington's crewmen sliding down lines into a destroyer as the carrier was being abandoned, 8 May 1942, photo 2 of 2	View of Lexington's flight deck during Battle of Coral Sea, at 1500 on 8 May 1942

Manila, Philippines during Japanese occupation, 9 May 1942	RAF Sergeant-Pilot Smith after returning to USS Wasp upon accidentally losing his drop tank on launch, 9 May 1942; photo 1 side 1	RAF Sergeant-Pilot Smith after returning to USS Wasp upon accidentally losing his drop tank on launch, 9 May 1942; photo 1 side 2	RAF Sergeant-Pilot Smith after returning to USS Wasp upon accidentally losing his drop tank on launch, 9 May 1942; photo 2 side 1