File:Shokaku under attack 8 May 1942.jpg

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Description Bombs burst near the Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku as she was attacked by USS Yorktown (CV-5) planes in the morning of 8 May 1942 during the Battle of the Coral Sea. Note the anti-aircraft shell burst in left center, with fragments splashing below and further left.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photograph 80-G-17422, now in the collections of the National Archives [1].
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current21:03, 5 April 2020Thumbnail for version as of 21:03, 5 April 20205,698 × 4,378 (4.06 MB)Zumalabe (talk | contribs)Same source, better quality
09:59, 14 April 2012Thumbnail for version as of 09:59, 14 April 2012637 × 411 (102 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)NHHC photo
03:01, 5 November 2008Thumbnail for version as of 03:01, 5 November 2008640 × 346 (30 KB)Cla68 (talk | contribs){{Information |Description={{en|1=US Navy carrier aircraft attack the Japanese carrier ''Shokaku'' on May 8, 1942 during the Battle of the Coral Sea.}} |Source=will add |Author=Unknown |Date=May 8, 1942 |Permission=see licensing |other_versions= }} <!--{

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