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| Close-up view of the Mogami-class cruiser Mikuma during the Battle of Midway, showing damage, Jun 1942; photo was taken by a US Navy pilot. | Damaged ship at Dutch Harbor, US Territory of Alaska, 5 Jun 1942 | Hiryu burning, photographed by a plane of carrier Hosho, 5 Jun 1942, photo 1 of 2 | Hiryu burning, photographed by a plane of carrier Hosho, 5 Jun 1942, photo 2 of 2 |
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| Injured US airmen being taken on a stretcher out of a PBY Catalina aircraft, Midway Atoll, 4-6 Jun 1942 |
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