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May 8, 1942 in History
Event:
Aircraft carrier Lexington sunk by Japanese air attack at Coral Sea

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air
aircraft
attack
Carrier
Coral
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Lexington
Sea
sunk

Related Year:
1942

Related Events:
May 8
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