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Sujet
Scene on the flight deck of USS Yorktown (CV-5) shortly after she was hit by two Japanese aerial torpedoes, 4 June 1942. Men are balancing themselves on the listing deck as they prepare to abandon ship. This view looks aft from alongside the island. F4F-4 Wildcat fighter visible in the background is Fighting Squadron Three's Plane # 6, which had been flown by Ensign Brainard T. Macomber during the morning attacks on the Japanese carrier fleet. Insufficient fuel prevented it from being launched to defend Yorktown from the afternoon torpedo plane attack. Note life jacket worn by
Légende
Scene on the flight deck of USS Yorktown (CV-5) shortly after she was hit by two Japanese aerial torpedoes, 4 June 1942. Men are balancing themselves on the listing deck as they prepare to abandon ship. This view looks aft from alongside the island. F4F-4 Wildcat fighter visible in the background is Fighting Squadron Three's Plane # 6 (Bureau # 5165), which had been flown by Ensign Brainard T. Macomber during the morning attacks on the Japanese carrier fleet. Insufficient fuel prevented it from being launched to defend Yorktown from the afternoon torpedo plane attack. Note life jacket worn by man at right.
Info+
Photographe : Niday Picture Library
Date
06 mars 2014
Crédit
Photo12/Alamy/Niday Picture Library
Notre référence
LMY22T02_KK1EHF
Utilisation
uniquement en France
Model release
Non
Property release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
75,0Mo (2,4Mo) / 48,8cm x 38,5cm / 5764 x 4549 (300dpi)