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Caption: en:SBD "Dauntless" dive bombers from en:USS Hornet (CV-8) approaching the burning Japanese heavy cruiser en:Mikuma to make the third set of attacks on her, during the Battle of Midway. Mikuma had been hit earlier by strikes from Hornet and en:USS Enterprise (CV-6), leaving her dead in the water and fatally damaged. Photo was enlarged from a 16mm color motion picture film. Note bombs hung beneath these planes.

Source: http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/g10000/g17054t.jpg
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Originally from en.wikipedia; description page is/was here.
Date

2006-01-30 (first version); 2006-02-14 (last version)
Author

Original uploader was Palm dogg at en.wikipedia
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Public domain This image is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.


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  • 2006-02-14 18:23 Palm dogg 740×590×8 (155491 bytes)
  • 2006-01-30 17:00 Palm dogg 740×610×8 (156138 bytes) Caption: [[SBD]] "Dauntless" dive bombers from [[USS Hornet (CV-8)]] approaching the burning Japanese heavy cruiser [[Mikuma]] to make the third set of attacks on her, during the Battle of Midway. Mikuma had been hit earlier by strikes from Hornet and [[U


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