| Caption | Â Â Â | Explosion aboard USS Lexington, 8 May 1942, photo 1 of 2; note USS Hammann nearby; seen from cruiser USS Minneapolis ww2dbase | ||||||||||||||
| Source | Â Â Â | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||||||||
| Identification Code | Â Â Â | 80-G-7413 | ||||||||||||||
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| Photos in Series | Â | See all photos in this series | ||||||||||||||
| Photos on Same Day | Â | 8 May 1942 | ||||||||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Â | Pacific Ocean | ||||||||||||||
| Added By | Â | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||||||
| Added Date | Â | 20 Oct 2006 | ||||||||||||||
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| Licensing | Â | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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