File:Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu burning on 5 June 1942 (NH 73064).jpg

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Photographer

Special Service Ensign Oniwa Kiyoshi

Description

English: The burning Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu, photographed by a Yokosuka B4Y aircraft from the carrier Hosho shortly after sunrise on 5 June 1942. Hiryu sank a few hours later. Note collapsed flight deck at right. Part of the forward elevator is standing upright just in front of the island, where it had been thrown by an explosion in the hangar.

Depicted place

Battle of Midway

Date

5 June 1942

Collection

Naval History & Heritage Command

	Parent institution	United States Department of the Navy
	Location	Washington Navy Yard
	Established	1944
	Website	www.history.navy.mil
	Authority file	: Q3250126 VIAF: 1112145424606586830810 ISNI: 0000000121926193 LCCN: no2009080665 GND: 1104864061 WorldCat

Accession number

NH 73064

Source

U.S. Navy photo NH 73064

Permission
(Reusing this file)

Donation of Kazutoshi Hando, 1970.

Other versions

U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo NNAM.1996.488.037.010

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	21:22, 21 April 2016	3,846 × 2,473 (3.58 MB)	Cobatfor (talk \| contribs)	new NHHC photo
	19:46, 7 January 2011	1,892 × 1,193 (1.02 MB)	Cobatfor (talk \| contribs)	NMNA photo
	16:24, 9 April 2007	740 × 480 (81 KB)	Editor at Large (talk \| contribs)	Losslessly cropped caption bar
	21:09, 2 August 2006	740 × 505 (87 KB)	Cla68 (talk \| contribs)	Japanese aircraft carrier ''Hiryu'' burning and sinking the morning after being bombed by U.S. aircraft during the Battle of Midway on June 4, 1942. Photo is from commercial site: [http://www.warship.get.net.pl/_History/Galleries/_Sinking_gallery_02.htm