MAKE A MEME View Large Image Lexington Coral Sea early morning.jpg en USS Lexington CV-2 during the Battle of the Coral Sea seen from USS Yorktown CV-5 8 May 1942 Large number of planes on deck and low sun indicate that the photo was taken early in the morning prior to ...
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Keywords: USS Lexington Coral Sea early morning.jpg en USS Lexington CV-2 during the Battle of the Coral Sea seen from USS Yorktown CV-5 8 May 1942 Large number of planes on deck and low sun indicate that the photo was taken early in the morning prior to launching the strike against the Japanese carrier force Yorktown has several SBDs and F4Fs on deck with engines running apparently preparing to take off Lexington whose silhouette has been altered by the earlier removal of her 8-inch gun mounts has planes parked fore and aft and may be respotting her deck in preparation for launching aircraft Official U S Navy Photograph now in the collections of the National Archives 80-G-16569 http //www navsource org/archives/02/020225 jpg http //www navsource org/archives/02/02a htm NavSource Author 1942-05-08 Official US Navy photograph PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Lexington CV-2
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