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English: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2), burning and sinking after her crew abandoned ship during the Battle of the Coral Sea, 8 May 1942. Note the planes parked aft, where the fires have not yet reached. |
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| Depicted place | Battle of the Coral Sea | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 8 May 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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NH 51382 |
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| Source | U.S. Navy photo NH 51382 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
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| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
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| current | 17:23, 26 February 2015 | | 4,645 × 3,717 (6.1 MB) | Cobatfor | new NHHC photo |
| 00:33, 10 April 2007 |  | 740 × 586 (77 KB) | Editor at Large | Losslessly cropped caption bar | |
| 05:57, 15 September 2006 |  | 740 × 610 (84 KB) | Raymond | uncropped image from Image:USS Lexington 2.jpg | |
| 22:40, 29 March 2005 |  | 740 × 535 (73 KB) | Pibwl |
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