Battle of Midway

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 survivors 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