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Photo #: NH 73064 Battle of Midway, June 1942 Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu burning, shortly after sunrise on 5 June 1942, a few hours before she sank. Photographed by a plane from the carrier Hosho. Note collapsed flight deck at right. Part of the forward elevator is standing upright just in front of the island, where it had been thrown by an explosion in the hangar. Donation of Kazutoshi Hando, 1970. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 87KB; 740 x 505 pixels |
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5 March 1999