MAKE A MEME View Large Image Damaged USS Yorktown (CV-5) and Astoria (CA-34) at Midway 1942.jpg Scene on board the U S Navy aircraft carrier USS Yorktown CV-5 during the Battle of Midway shortly after she was hit by three Japanese bombs on 4 June 1942 Dense smoke is ...
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Keywords: Damaged USS Yorktown (CV-5) and Astoria (CA-34) at Midway 1942.jpg Scene on board the U S Navy aircraft carrier USS Yorktown CV-5 during the Battle of Midway shortly after she was hit by three Japanese bombs on 4 June 1942 Dense smoke is from fires in her uptakes caused by a bomb that punctured them and knocked out her boilers A man with hammer at right is probably covering a bomb entry hole in the forward elevator Note arresting gear cables and forward palisade elements on the flight deck; CXAM radar antenna large national ensign and YE homing beacon antenna atop the foremast; 12 7 cm/38 12 7 mm caliber and 28 mm guns manned and ready at left The heavy cruiser USS Astoria CA-34 is visible on the left Combination of official U S Navy photographs http //www history navy mil/photos/images/g310000/g312018c htm 80-G-312018 and http //www history navy mil/photos/images/g310000/g312019c htm 80-G-312019 1942-06-04 Photographer 2rd Class William G Roy USN; post-work Cobatfor PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Yorktown CV-5 USS Astoria CA-34 Battle of Midway US forces 5 /38 caliber gun Burning ships ImageNote 1 228 389 175 64 1413 763 2 USS Astoria CA-34 ImageNoteEnd 1
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