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Battle of the Coral Sea #109393

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Battle of the Coral Sea  #109393
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Commemorating the Battle of the Coral Sea Robert Taylor has chosen to portray the sinking of the Shoho in this dramatic painting. #508/ 850.
The Shoho at 1040 on the morning of May 4th 1942, the Japanese carrier's Shoho fate was sealed. Within minutes she was hit by the full force of the Lexington's Dauntless dive bombers and Devastators torpedo aircraft, aided by the Yorktown's attack group. Smothered by a dozen bomb and seven torpedo hits, she was sunk within thirty minutes of the first sighting. Signed by 6 autographs and the artist. 33 X 24 State: City: Date: 1940's