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USS Yorktown (CV-5) is hit on the port side, amidships, by a Japanese Type 91 aerial torpedo during the mid-afternoon attack by planes from the carrier Hiryu , in the Battle of Midway , on 4 June , 1942 . Yorktown is heeling to port and is seen at a different aspect than in other views taken by USS Pensacola (CA-24), indicating that this is the second of the USN, photographed from USS Pensacola (CA-24). Public domain.
Second World War · Medium
Second World War: Causes, Evidence and Debate
Test your knowledge of ten distinct events and developments from Second World War, with a historical explanation after every answer.
10 questions5 minutesMedium