As the fires raged on Lexington, several of her aircrews requested to fly their aircraft to Yorktown, but Sherman refused (Lundstrom 2006, pp. 560).
Ketika kebakaran melanda Lexington, beberapa awak pesawat meminta izin untuk menerbangkan pesawat-pesawat mereka dari Yorktown, tetapi permintaan ini ditolak Sherman (Lundstrom 2006, pp. 560).