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           U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-3 "Dauntless" dive bombers from scouting squadron VS-8 from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) approaching the burning Japanese heavy cruiser  en:Mikuma to make the third set of attacks on her, during the Battle of Midway, 6 June 1942. Mikuma had been hit earlier by strikes from Hornet and USS Enterprise (CV-6), leaving her dead in the water and fatally damaged. Note bombs hung beneath the SBDs. | 
          
          
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           6 June 1942 | 
          
          
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           Official U.S. Navy photo  80-G-17054;  U.S. DefenseImagery photo VIRIN:  HD-SN-99-02631; originally from  en.wikipedia; description page is/was  here. | 
          
          
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           U.S. Navy; Original uploader was  Palm dogg at  en.wikipedia, 2006-01-30 (first version); 2006-02-14 (last version) | 
          
          
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         - 2006-02-14 18:23  Palm dogg 740×590×8 (155491 bytes)
 
         - 2006-01-30 17:00  Palm dogg 740×610×8 (156138 bytes) Caption: [[SBD]] "Dauntless" dive bombers from [[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. Mikuma had been hit earlier by strikes from Hornet and [[U
 
        
        
        
        
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