Diary May 4, 1942

05-1942, Diary WW2, War Diary, Year 1942 / 1 minute of reading

USS Lexington burning after been hit by Japanese aircraft in the Battle of Coral Sea.

WW2 War Diary for Monday, May 4, 1942:

Sea War

Pacific – BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA (May 4-8): First carrier-versus-carrier naval battle (opposing surface ships never exchange fire). US fleet carrier Lexington and Japanese light carrier Shoho sunk; Japanese fleet carrier Shokaku seriously damaged. Japanese decide to abandon imminent landings at Port Moresby, New Guinea.

Southeast Asia

Burma: Japanese capture Akyab Island.

Air War

Britain: German night raid on Isle of Wight (repeated May 24-25 and June 3-4).

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Kretaner

My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.

Sea War

Southeast Asia

Air War

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