Posted on May 24, 2020

The End of the Beginning of the War in the Pacific – The Battle of the Coral Sea | The Sextant

LCDR Andy Hill

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In the history of Naval Aviation, the Battle of Coral Sea a combat first between two fleets solely by carrier aircraft.

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Posted 4 y ago

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Posted 4 y ago

Eventually Japan would lose most of her experienced pilots and aircraft carriers thus making them incapable of using Naval Air Power.

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Posted 4 y ago

The article is right. Our first objective in the Pacific was to protect Australia and her shipping lanes.

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Posted 4 y ago

Great history post !

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