
Caption | Aerial view of Ryujo during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, 24 Aug 1942 ww2dbase | |||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-88018 | |||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 24 Aug 1942 | |||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||||
Added Date | 7 Sep 2006 | |||||||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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24 Aug 2011 06:11:46 PM
I disagree with the caption. RYUJO was hit by bombs and a torpedo from SBDs and Avengers and was immobilized by progressive flooding. The high-level bombers clearly got no hits - you can see that from this picture. See the TROM here:
http://www.combinedfleet.com/ryujo.htm