Keywords: Damaged flight deck of USS Enterprise (CV-6) in August 1942.jpg View of the bulged flight deck structure of the U S Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise CV-6 resulting from a bomb that exploded below during the 24 August 1942 Battle of the Eastern Solomons Photographed a few days later after the ship had returned to port Note the Atlanta-class light cruiser in the background Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/photos/images/k00001/k00412c htm 80-G-K-412 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1942-08 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Enterprise CV-6 Battle of the Eastern Solomons Atlanta class cruiser World War II color photographs of the Pacific War Warship battle damage |