Day 2 – Heavy blows traded by both sides. Each side loses at least one carrier, but the Japanese thrust to Port Moresby is thwarted. Read more here. See also the animation via this link: Battle of Coral Sea (Illustrated)
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Events of 8 May 1942 Before dawn on 8 May, both the Japanese and the American carriers sent out scouts to locate their opponents. These made contact a few hours later, by which time the Japanese already had their strike planes in the air. The U.S. carriers launched theirs’ soon after 9AM,…
First, go over to EagleSpeak and read this very excellent account of how the US came to be involved in the Pacific to begin with. Then come back for the Battle of the Coral Sea. – SJS Battle of the Coral Sea, 7-8 May 1942 –The Events of 7 May 1942 …
