Fire on the Yorktown, Midway
The damage inflicted on the US aircraft carrier Yorktown during the Battle of Midway in June 1942 during the Pacific War of the Second World War (1939-45). The Yorktown was ultimately sunk in the battle. Photograph by 2rd Class William G. Roy, 4 June, 1942.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives.
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