File:Battle of Midway, June 1942 (23617049169).jpg

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Description USAF 75712 AC: Battle of Midway, June 1942. Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu maneuvering during a high-level bombing attack by USAAF B-17 bombers, shortly after 8AM, 4 June 1942. Note ship's flight deck markings, including Katakana identification character hi on her after flight deck. This image is cropped from USAF Photo # 3725 AC. U.S. Air Force Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2015/12/26).
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Source Battle of Midway, June 1942
Author National Museum of the U.S. Navy

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/23617049169 (archive). It was reviewed on 10 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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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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current18:25, 10 July 2018Thumbnail for version as of 18:25, 10 July 20184,020 × 5,038 (1.8 MB)Hiàn (alt) (talk | contribs)Transferred from Flickr via #flickr2commons

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