File:Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu adrift and burning on 5 June 1942 (NH 73065).jpg

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Summary

Photographer

Special Service Ensign Oniwa Kiyoshi

Description

English: The burning Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu, photographed by a Yokosuka B4Y aircraft from the carrier Hosho shortly after sunrise on 5 June 1942. Hiryu sank a few hours later. Flight deck torn out by the bomb dropped during a dive-bombing attack performed by Norman Kleiss.

Depicted place

Battle of Midway

Date

5 June 1942

Collection

Naval History & Heritage Command

	Parent institution	United States Department of the Navy
	Location	Washington Navy Yard
	Established	1944
	Website	www.history.navy.mil
	Authority file	: Q3250126 VIAF: 1112145424606586830810 ISNI: 0000000121926193 LCCN: no2009080665 GND: 1104864061 WorldCat

Accession number

NH 73065

Source

U.S. Navy photo NH 73065

Permission
(Reusing this file)

Donation of Kazutoshi Hando, 1970.

Other versions

U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo NNAM.1996.488.037.014

Licensing

This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID NH 73065.
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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File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	21:25, 21 April 2016	3,683 × 2,446 (3.69 MB)	Cobatfor	new NHHC file
	19:49, 7 January 2011	1,845 × 1,215 (1,005 KB)	Cobatfor	NMNA photo
	01:58, 28 April 2007	740 × 520 (109 KB)	Dual Freq	replace with original image, to match caption as there are two of the other
	19:54, 27 April 2007	740 × 505 (87 KB)	Dual Freq	{{Information \|Description=Photo #: NH 73064. Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu burning, shortly after sunrise on 5 June 1942, a few hours before she sank. Photographed by a plane from the carrier Hosho. Note collapsed flight deck at right. Part of the forw