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English: The
Battle of Midway , fought in
World War II , took place from 4 to 6 June 1942.
attack on the transport group chart
Midway Islands in November 1941
431st BS B-17Es take off for a search mission
Burning oil tanks on Midway
Sole surviving TBF-1 Avenger
Sole surviving TBF-1 Avenger
U.S. Navy [ edit ]
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 survivors of Yorktown and Hammann
Lt. Gay, sole survivor of Hornet ´s VT-8
Imperial Japanese Navy [ edit ]
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.
Hammann alongside Yorktown
Hammann and Yorktown both being torpedoed
Depth charges of Hammann explode