Midway Island area, Central Pacific. 1942-06. The US carrier USS Yorktown on fire after an air ...

Accession Number P02018.115
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Midway Island area, Central Pacific. 1942-06. The US carrier USS Yorktown on fire after an air attack by Japanese bombers during the battle of Midway. It was torpedoed later by a Japanese submarine, and sank.

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