Battle damage from Battle of Midway
#1. IJN Mikuma after being bombed by U.S. carrier-based naval aviation
#2. USS Yorktown (CV-5) after a Japanese bombing raid. The dense smoke is coming from the ship's funnel, where a bomb had struck and temporarily knocked out her boilers http://pbs.twimg.com/media/E3DS5J2WEAQsKOk.jpg
#ThisTimeInHistory at 01:30, on June 4th, 1942, first hits land - a torpedo from PBY Catalina hits Akebono Maru in the bow. #80thMidway
📷: PBY-5A Catalina patrol plane dropping a Mark XIII aerial torpedo during the torpedo’s testing period, 1942 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/FUaW8rFX0AAh3SU.jpg
#ThisTimeInHistory At 04:20, USS Yorktown launches a short-range search by 10 Douglas SBD bombers to cover the Northern flank. #80thMidway http://pbs.twimg.com/media/FUa9zbdWAAA0fDQ.jpg
#ThisTimeInHistory Morning strike against Midway takes off: 119 planes in total (36xType 99 dive bomber, 36x Type 97 attack planes, 47x Type 0 fighters). #80thMidway
📷: Eastern Island of Midway Atoll under attack http://pbs.twimg.com/media/FUbAF_SWAAMuGrP.jpg
#ThisTimeInHistory Six Marine 4F4 Wildcats and twenty F2A Buffalo fighters attack the incoming Japanese strike, shooting down 4 Type 97 attack planes and one Zero. Two F4F and 13 F2A fighters were lost in a dogfight. #80thMidway http://pbs.twimg.com/media/FUbZfqkWYAAnsYf.jpg
#ThisTimeInHistory 7:05 - 7:10 First counterattack commences - 4 USAAF B-26 Marauders attack Akagi and 6 US Navy Avengers attack Hiryu. Two B-26 and five Avengers were shot down in exchange for one Zero. #80thMidway
📷: Kaga, Akagi, and Soryu under attack at Midway http://pbs.twimg.com/media/FUbktmBWQAI5TNN.jpg
#ThisTimeInHistory 7:28 Tone intercepts a report from her scout plane: "Sight what appears to be 10 enemy surface units, in position bearing 10 degrees distance 240 miles from Midway, course 150 degrees, speed over 20 knots.". #80thMidway
#ThisTimeInHistory 7:53 16 SBD Dauntless of VMSB-241 under Maj. Lofton Henderson starts their glide attack and is immediately attacked by Zeros of the Combat Air Patrol. #80thMidway
📷: SBD-2 Dauntless aircraft of US Marine Corps squadron VMSB-241 at Midway Atoll http://pbs.twimg.com/media/FUbujblX0AIfGUY.jpg
#ThisTimeInHistory B-17 bombers from Midway attack Nagumo's force between 8:00 and 8:30, with repeated runs contributing to pressure on Nagumo.
📷: Akagi and a destroyer under B-17 attack at Midway. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/FUbwOe6WIAED1i7.jpg
#ThisTimeInHistory 8:20 Tone #4 drops a bombshell on Akagi's bridge: "The enemy is accompanied by what appears to be a carrier". 25 minutes later, the plane reports another enemy formation. To get more info Nagumo orders the launch of Type 2 recon aircraft from Soryu. #80thMidway
#ThisTimeInHistory 8:20-8:27 While USS Nautilus tries to attack battleship Kirishima, 11 SB2U Vindicator dive bombers from Midway attack Haruna, without success. This is the 4th attack on Nagumo's forces. #80thMidway
📷: SB2U-3 Vindicator aircraft taking off from Eastern Island http://pbs.twimg.com/media/FUb2VXGWYAQuWpL.jpg
#ThisTimeInHistory 9:20 Hornet's flight group is in disarray. Having headed off on their own, Torpedo Squadron 8 finds the Japanese formation and attacks. 17 minutes later, planes are shot down, with one survivor. #80thMidway
📷: Devastator aircraft located on carrier Hornet http://pbs.twimg.com/media/FUcCd5RWUAAP6l-.jpg
#ThisTimeInHistory 9:40 - 10:00 Repeating the tragedy of Hornet's squadron, Torpedo 6 from Enterprise attacks Nagumo alone and is likewise massacred. Constant fighter launches prevent Nagumo from ordering a second strike until 10:00. #80thMidway
📷: TBD-1 of Torpedo Squadron Six http://pbs.twimg.com/media/FUcHCu2XsAEsSXP.jpg
#ThisTimeInHistory 9:55 Before returning to Enterprise LCdr McClusky sights a lone Japanese destroyer returning and follows its course. #80thMidway
📷: Clarence McClusky receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross award http://pbs.twimg.com/media/f*ckeMxWAAAaNvY.jpg
#ThisTimeInHistory 10:06 Nagumo's forces are in a tight spot. Enterprise's dive bombers and Yorktown's air group spot his carriers. Torpedo 3 begins the attack on Hiryu, Bombing 3 heads for Soryu, and Bombing and Scouting 6 for Kaga. #80thMidway
📷: Enterprise underway http://pbs.twimg.com/media/FUcMEwHWAAIUKdL.jpg
#ThisTimeInHistory 10:22 Caught unaware, Kaga's lookouts notice enemy dive bombers hurtling down on the carrier. Kaga is hit by at least 4 bombs that explode in tightly packed hangars and cause massive fires and secondary explosions. #80thMidway http://pbs.twimg.com/media/FUcQpr6XEAAimBD.jpg
#ThisTimeInHistory 10:24 Observing drama on the horizon, Soryu's lookouts notice it's too late. Yorktown dive bombers attacked from 3 directions. 3 1,000lb bombs hit deep into the carrier's hull and caused massive damage. #80thMidway
#ThisTimeInHistory 10:26 Enterprise's planes are attacking Kaga, Lt. Best diverts his element of 3 SBDs against Akagi. 1 bomb closely misses and damages the rudder, and 1 lands a direct hit close to the armed torpedo bombers in the hangar and starts a massive fire. #80thMidway
#ThisTimeInHistory 10:54 With other carriers burning, Hiryu continues according to Nagumo's recent order and launches 18 D3A1 dive bombers and 6 A6M fighters against the US carriers, following along with the returning US Navy planes. #80thMidway
📷: D3A1 dive bomber over Midway http://pbs.twimg.com/media/FUcX-b_XoAAmYPH.jpg
#ThisTimeInHistory 11:27 - 11:30 With Akagi being engulfed by flames and out of action, Nagumo transfers the flag on the cruiser Nagara and immediately orders his surface units to "prepare for torpedo action." #80thMidway
A flag that will surely be a nice addition to your collection. You can earn the Battle of Midway commemorative flag by completing a specially made four-part mission chain. Completing these missions will allow you to obtain camouflages, the American Cruisers container, and more. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/FxyKbSCX0AAOS8K.jpg
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