File:USS Lexington (CV-2) underway during the Battle of the Coral Sea on 8 May 1942 (80-G-16566).jpg

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photographed from USS Yorktown (CV-5)
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English: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2) underway during the Battle of the Coral Sea, as seen from USS Yorktown (CV-5), probably during the early morning of 8 May 1942.
Depicted place Battle of the Coral Sea
Date 8 May 1942
date QS:P571,+1942-05-08T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-16566
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-16566

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