20h 58min, may 4, 1942 y - BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA

Description:

1. Lasted until May 8th.
2. Between Australia and Nueva Guinea.
3. US were trying to defend the Japanese invasion of the Pacific.
4. Japan won tactically while the Allies won strategically.
5. Allies leaders: Chester W. Nimitz, Frank J. Fletcher, Thomas C. Kinkaid, Aubrey Fitch, George Brett, Douglas MacArthur and John Crace.
Japan leaders: Isoroku Yamamoto, Shigeyoshi Inoue, Takeo Takagi, Kiyohide Shima, Aritomo Gotō, Chūichi Hara and Sadamichi Kajioka.
6. They boyh counted with around 130 aircrafts.
7: Allies lost 650 people and 70 aircrafts. Japan lost 970 people and 90 aircrafts.