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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: 80-G-21603 Battle of Midway, June 1942 Looking forward on the flight deck of USS Yorktown (CV-5) shortly after she was hit by two Japanese aerial torpedoes, 4 June 1942. Men are preparing to abandon ship. Island's port side is at right, with the curved supporting structure for the Primary Flight Control booth at top. Knotted lines in the foreground were apparently used to evacuate the island's upper platforms. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 91KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

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