| 3 Type 97 shipboard attack aircraft from the Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Hiryu fly past USS Yorktown (CV-5), after dropping their torpedoes during the mid-afternoon attack, June 4, 1942. Note heavy anti-aircraft fire. Photographed from USS Pensacola (CA-24). The destroyer at left, just beyond Yorktown’s bow, is probably USS Morris (DD-417). Another destroyer is at right. | |
| Image Filename | wwii2137.jpg |
| Image Size | 1.21 MB |
| Image Dimensions | 5346 x 3612 |
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| Photographer Title | United States Navy |
| Caption Author | Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | June 4, 1942 |
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| State or Province | Midway Atoll |
| Country | United States |
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| Status | Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain |
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