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1942 AT SEA / DEFENCE: World War II: U.S.S. Lexington bombed in battle of the Coral Sea
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0:27Now PlayingDate: 1st January 1942
Location: SOUTH PACIFIC, MISCELLANEOUS SEAS
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
AT SEA; South Pacific:
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USS Lexington under cloudy sky
American planes on deck of 'Lexington' with propellers turning
HIGH ANGLE plane taking off from 'Lexington'
Wide shot three planes in air flying over ship
Guns on side of 'Lexington' firing
LOW ANGLE planes in air
Two bombs falling in sea very near ship PAN two more bombs falling in sea
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