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Aerial view of Ryujo during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, 24 Aug 1942

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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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Brooks Rowlett says:
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

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