CORAL SEA. 1942-05-07. A JAPANESE BOMBER FLIES PAST THE CRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA AS IT STRAFES ...

Place Oceania: Pacific Islands, Coral Sea
Accession Number 306610/01
Collection type Photograph
Object type 3x4", Black & white, Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin
Physical description 3x4", Black & white, Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

CORAL SEA. 1942-05-07. A JAPANESE BOMBER FLIES PAST THE CRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA AS IT STRAFES ALLIED WARSHIPS DURING THE BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA. ANOTHER AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN SHOT DOWN ASTERN OF THE CRUISER. THE DESTROYER USS PERKINS IS VISIBLE BEYOND THE AUSTRALIA. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).