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Photo #: 80-G-21601 Battle of Midway, June 1942 Bomb fragment damage in the hangar of USS Yorktown (CV-5), 4 June 1942. This damage was caused by a bomb that detonated on the flight deck just aft of the midships elevator, sending fragments into the hangar and setting fires that were quickly extinguished. Note water on the deck; also ordnance carts and chain fall mechanism stowed in the area. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 118KB; 600 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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22 March 1999