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1942-06-06

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Smoke from antiaircraft guns fills the sky as aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (rear, C) is hit by a Japanese torpedo during the Battle of Midway.

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  • Date: 1942-06-06
  • Location: Brooklyn, NY, US
  • Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
  • Subject Keywords: Damaged, Aircraft Carriers, Ships, Wars, Yorktown, Wwii, American, Action, Naval Operations, Midway, 1940s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_97220
  • Credits: TIME LIFE BOOKS
LIFE Photo Collection

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