BD 0641 The Battle of the Coral Sea

Description

This presentation of the Battle of the Coral Sea was given by John Landry a Docent on the USS Midway. It describes the order of battle and givers a complete understanding of this great sea and air battle in early May of 1945. This was the first time to contesting navy ships never had sight of one and other and the battle was an air war with the aircraft of the Japanese and American attacked each others ships.

From the archives of the San Diego Air and Space Museum http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/research/ Please do not use for commercial purposes without permission.