May 3, 2017

The End of the Beginning of the War in the Pacific - The Battle of the Coral Sea

USS Lexington (CV 2) burning and sinking after her crew abandoned ship during the Battle of the Coral Sea, May 8, 1942. Note planes parked aft, where fires have not yet reached. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.  The Battle of the Coral Sea has a claim for an eminent place in the history of Naval Aviation. The closing stages of