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Scouting Squadron 8 (VS-8), U.S. Navy
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Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. Naval Photographic Center. (09/18/1947 - ?)
Title
U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bombers from Scouting Squadron 8 (VS-8) from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) approaching the burning Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma to make the third set of attacks on her, during the Battle of Midway, 6 June 1942.
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  • General notes: Use War and Conflict Number 972 when ordering a reproduction or requesting information about this image.
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Camera location29° 20′ 00″ N, 173° 30′ 00″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Date 6 June 1942
date QS:P571,+1942-06-06T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q38945047
Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S)
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This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 520591.

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  • Record group: Record Group 80: General Records of the Department of the Navy, 1804 - 1983 (National Archives Identifier: 409)
  • Series: General Photographic File of the Department of Navy, compiled 1943 - 1958, documenting the period 1900 - 1958 (National Archives Identifier: 520587)
  • NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-80-G-17054
  • 80-G-17054
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29°19'59.999"N, 173°30'0.000"E

Navy fighters during the attack on the Japanese fleet off Midway, June 4th to 6th 1942. In the center is visible a burning Japanese ship. (English)

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