File:Japanese cruiser Mikuma burning and sinking on 6 June 1942 (80-G-457861).jpg

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A.D. Brick or CP(PA) J.S. Mihalovitch, USN
Description
English: The Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma, photographed from a USS Enterprise (CV-6) Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless during the afternoon of 6 June 1942, after she had been bombed by planes from Enterprise and USS Hornet (CV-8). Nos. 1 and 2 turrets have been trained hard abaft to port, the roof of turret No. 2 was blown off by an internal explosion. The No. 3 turret was heavily damaged by abomb hit. The upper works aft of the stack and the mainmast were comletely destroyed by the explosion of Mikuma's torpedoes.
The photo flight was led by Lt(jg) E.J. Kroeger, A-V(N), USNR, of Bombing Squadron 6 (VB-6) with photographer Mr. A.D. Brick of Fox Movietone News in a SBD-3 of VB-3 ("3-B-10"). Kroeger was accompanied by Lt.(jg) C.J. Dobson of Scouting Squadron 6 (VS-6) and photographer CP(PA) J.S. Mihalovitch in SBD "6-S-18".
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Camera location29° 28′ 00.01″ N, 173° 10′ 59.95″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Date 6 June 1942
date QS:P571,+1942-06-06T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-457861
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-457861

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