File:Japanese cruiser Mikuma burning and sinking on 6 June 1942 (80-G-457861).jpg
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A.D. Brick or CP(PA) J.S. Mihalovitch, USN |
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English: The Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma, photographed from a USS Enterprise (CV-6) Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless during the afternoon of 6 June 1942, after she had been bombed by planes from Enterprise and USS Hornet (CV-8). Nos. 1 and 2 turrets have been trained hard abaft to port, the roof of turret No. 2 was blown off by an internal explosion. The No. 3 turret was heavily damaged by abomb hit. The upper works aft of the stack and the mainmast were comletely destroyed by the explosion of Mikuma's torpedoes. The photo flight was led by Lt(jg) E.J. Kroeger, A-V(N), USNR, of Bombing Squadron 6 (VB-6) with photographer Mr. A.D. Brick of Fox Movietone News in a SBD-3 of VB-3 ("3-B-10"). Kroeger was accompanied by Lt.(jg) C.J. Dobson of Scouting Squadron 6 (VS-6) and photographer CP(PA) J.S. Mihalovitch in SBD "6-S-18". |
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| Date | 6 June 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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80-G-457861 |
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| Source | U.S. Navy photo 80-G-457861 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID 80-G-457861. Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1] |
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| current | 14:18, 25 June 2008 | 600 × 490 (52 KB) | Sceadugenga (talk | contribs) | {{Information |Description={{en|1=Burning heavy cruiser ''Mikuma'' after strikes of bombers from ''Hornet'' and ''Enterprise''. Photographed by J. A. Mihalovic from SBD 6-S-18 of VS-6 (''Enterprise'').}} {{cs|1=Hořící těžký křižník ''Mikuma'' po |
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