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| Lexington under attack during Battle of Coral Sea, photographed by a Japanese pilot, 8 May 1942; destroyer Phelps at bottom of photo | Lexington under dive bomber attack during Battle of Coral Sea, shortly before noon on 8 May 1942 |
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| Lexington underway as seen from Yorktown, whose flight deck edge and aircraft can be seen at bottom of photo, Battle of Coral Sea, 8 May 1942 | Lexington underway, Battle of Coral Sea, morning of 8 May 1942 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Shokaku under attack at Coral Sea, 8 May 1942 | Survivors of USS Lexington rescued by a cruiser, Battle of Coral Sea, 8 May 1942 |
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| Torpedo damage on Lexington, 8 May 1942 | 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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