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| 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 |
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| Shokaku under attack as seen by a TBD-1 airman, 8 May 1942 | Shokaku under attack at Coral Sea, 8 May 1942 |
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| Survivors of USS Lexington rescued by a cruiser, Battle of Coral Sea, 8 May 1942 | Torpedo damage on Lexington, 8 May 1942 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| RAF Sergeant-Pilot Smith after returning to USS Wasp upon accidentally losing his drop tank on launch, 9 May 1942; photo 2 side 2 | USS Albacore in Measure 9 camouflage, off Groton, Connecticut, United States, 9 May 1942 |
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| Grumman Martlet of 888 Squadron of British Fleet Air Arm taxiing on HMS Formidable after landing, circa 24 Apr-10 May 1942; HMS Warspite and AMC Alaunia in background | SOC-3A Seagull aircraft of VGS-1 parked on the flight deck of escort carrier Long Island, 10 May 1942 |
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