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Keywords: Yorktown Coral Sea Bomb damage.jpg en Photo NH 95572 USS Yorktown CV-5 View of the underside of her flight deck structure showing the impact hole made by the Japanese bomb that struck the ship amidships during the Battle of Coral Sea 8 May 1942 This bomb penetrated several decks before exploding killing or seriously injuring 66 crewmen This view looks upward with a patch over the flight deck visible within the hole Note structural beam in lower part of the photo distorted by the bomb's passage Copied from USS Yorktown war damage report of 20 May 1942 http //history navy mil/photos/images/h95000/h95572 jpg http //history navy mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/coralsea/cs-5k htm Naval Historical Center Author 1942-05-20 Official US Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Yorktown CV-5
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