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Midway under attack

Midway — Oil tanks burning on Sand Island after Japanese bombing attack, 4 June 1942. Note the sea birds in the foreground who called Midway home in spite of the war. U.S. Navy.

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USS Hornet aircraft landing

USS Hornet — SBD Dauntless aircraft landing aboard Hornet during the Battle of Midway, 4 June 1942; note the Landing Signal Officer just underneath the landing aircraft. U.S. Navy.

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USS Yorktown, 1937

USS Yorktown — USS Yorktown (CV-5), anchored at Hampton Roads, Virginia, 30 October 1937. U.S. Navy.

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USS Hornet aircraft

USS Hornet — F-4F Wildcat fighters and SBD Dauntless dive bombers ready to launch from the flight deck of Hornet, off Midway, 4 June 1942. U.S. Navy.

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USS Enterprise, 1939

USS Enterprise — USS Enterprise (CV-6), en-route to Pearl Harbor, 8 October 1939. U.S. Navy.

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USS Hornet, 1941

USS Hornet — USS Hornet (CV-8), U.S. east coast, circa late 1941. U.S. Navy.

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Japanese Carriers

Japanese Carriers — The ships of Kidō Butai: Akagi, Kaga, Sōryū, Hiryū, Shōkaku, and Zuikaku. Artwork and photo courtesy Tanner Simmons (wwiicentral.blogspot.com).

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IJN Akagi, 1942

IJN Akagi — Flight deck of Akagi as seen from an aircraft that just launched, April 1942. Maritime History Museum, Kure, Japan.

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IJN Akagi Island, 1942

IJN Akagi — IJN Akagi, Indian Ocean, 26 March 1942. Note the small island superstructure with little room for Admiral Nagumo’s command post. Maritime History Museum, Kure, Japan.

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IJN Hiryu, 1939

IJN Hiryū shortly after commissioning at Yokosuka, Japan, 5 July 1939. Sōryū was of similar design. Maritime History Museum, Kure, Japan.

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