battle of the Coral Sea

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a Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriers

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One of the first printed maps to show the Pacific Ocean citation USS Lexington under air attack on 8 May 1942 during the Battle of the Coral Sea Important human migrations occurred in the Pacific in prehistoric times. Source: Internet

During the Battle of the Coral Sea one month earlier, USS had been sunk and USS damaged so severely that the Japanese believed she too had been lost. Source: Internet

These single-carrier formations would often be paired or grouped together for certain assignments, most notably the Battle of the Coral Sea and Midway. Source: Internet

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