Aircraft are prepared for a morning sortie on the Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Zuikaku, east of the Solomon Islands, on May 5, 1942. On May 7 and 8 the carrier was involved in exchanges of airstrikes with United States Navy carriers during the Battle of the Coral Sea.

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Caption: Aircraft are prepared for a morning sortie on the Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Zuikaku, east of the Solomon Islands, on May 5, 1942. On May 7 and 8 the carrier was involved in exchanges of airstrikes with United States Navy carriers during the Battle of the Coral Sea.

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