Battle of Midway

English: The Battle of Midway, fought in World War II, took place from 4 to 6 June 1942.

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attack on the transport group chart

battle map

Midway Islands in November 1941	SB2U-3s of VMSB-241	USAAF B-17Es on Midway	431st BS B-17Es take off for a search mission
USAAF B-26B crew	Burning oil tanks on Midway	Sole surviving TBF-1 Avenger	Sole surviving TBF-1 Avenger

USS Yorktown being hastily repaired at Pearl Harbor	VT-6 TBD-1 aircraft are prepared for launching on USS Enterprise (CV-6), 4 June 1942	A VT-3 TBD-1 heading towards the Japanese	A VS-6 SBD-3 after its attack on Kaga
USS Yorktown burning after bombs hit her	USS Yorktown being hit by a torpedo	The Yorktown lists heavily to the port side with smoke billowing from her single funnel after an attack by Japanese aircraft 4 June 1942	Sinking of the USS Yorktown (CV-5) in the Battle of Midway, 6 June 1942
USS Hammann sinking after torpedo hit	SBDs over the burning Japonese cruiser Mikuma, 6 June 1942	USS Portland passing survivors to USS Fulton	USS Fulton with surviviors of Yorktown and Hammann
Cdr. Rochefort	Lt. Gay, sole survivor of Hornet´s VT-8

Akagi under attack by B-17s	Soryu under attack by B-17s	Hiryu under attack by B-17s	Hiryu burning on the morning of 5 June 1942
Hiryu burning and sinking the morning after being bombed by U.S. aircraft during the Battle of Midway on 4 June 1942.	Mikuma burning on 6 June 1942	Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma, photographed from a USS Enterprise (CV-6) SBD aircraft during the Battle of Midway, after she had been bombed by planes from Enterprise and USS Hornet (CV-8).	Japanese Vice Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi who went down with Hiryu during the battle.

The 10:20h attack	Soryu under attack	F4Fs defending Yorktown	Kaga burning
Yorktown burning	Hammann alongside Yorktown	Hammann and Yorktown both being torpedoed	Depth charges of Hammann explode
Mikuma under attack	Mikuma capsizing	PT boat at Midway