The 6th of June continued the Battle of Midway… At 0510, Enterprise launched 18 SBDs (Scout Bomber- Douglas) – including planes from VS-6, VB-3, and the five Hornet SBDs – to search westward out to 200 miles. At 0645, a … Continue reading
Category Archives: Battle of Midway
June 5th was a day of retrenchment, with the Japanese withdrawing to the west, and the tattered American aviators trying to find them. This video is directed by John Ford, and shot by actual Navy combat photographers both on Midway and … Continue reading
One of the pivotal battles of WWII started on the 3rd of June and continued on this day… It took place in the Northern Pacific at a little atoll in the middle of ‘nowhere’, called Midway, made up of Sand … Continue reading