Battle of Midway

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

Maps[edit]

  • attack on the transport group chart

  • battle map

Midway[edit]

  • 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

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

  • Cdr. Rochefort

  • 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.

Dioramas and paintings[edit]

  • 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

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