#OTD #TDIH #March24, 1910 #RichardHalseyBest who sunk Japanese #AircraftCarriers #Akagi & #Hiryu at #BattleOfMidway is #born in #BayonneNJ where resident #JCKaelin is proud he's our own!
#HBD #Heroes #USSEnterprise #USN #PacificWar #WWII #WorldWarTwo #JerseyProud #WWIISky
Vol. 1: Pearl Harbor through Midway. 860 pages covering the Pacific Fleet's darkest hours and its first decisive victory. The command decisions that turned the tide.
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#NimitzGraybook #PacificWar #BattleOfMidway
#NimitzGraybook #PacificWar #BattleOfMidway #WWII
#TheFatElectrician tells the story of Norman Jack "Dusty" Kleiss, a figure he argues is THE most important man at the #BattleofMidway, despite being largely overlooked in historical accounts and the movie #Midway
#WWII #PearlHarbor
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Epic reconstruction of the Battle of Midway. Exploring the fusion of history and cinematic storytelling. A tribute to the naval legends of 1942. / 中途岛海战的史诗级复现。探索历史考据与电影叙事的融合。向 1942 年的海军传奇致敬。 #History #BattleOfMidway #WW2 #MilitaryArt #NavalHistory
Come watch us reenact the Battle of Midway tomorrow! We will be live at 12pm EDT on our YouTube channel.
We also have some behind the scenes footage of Ron and Haldan building the USS Yorktown CV-5 that you can watch here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#historical #wargames #battleofmidway
Learn about The Battle of Midway with "Midway Submerged" and the important role submarines played in this pivotal campaign.
💻️: https://tinyurl.com/mtjz2sjf
#battleofmidway #submarines #WWII #vjday
My #BloodRedSkies #WW2 #BattleOfMidway #USSYorktown game at #Nashcon2025. Four dive bombers got hits but only one was substantial
Pearl Harbor on June 23, aboard USS Sirius.’
#WW2 #SouthPacific #BattleOfMidway #MidwayIsland #USNavy #Hiryu
LOC https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/08/world-war-ii-battle-of-midway-and-the-aleutian-campaign/100137/
‘A U.S. seaman, wounded during the Battle of Midway, is transferred from one warship to another at sea in June of 1942.’
#WW2 #SouthPacific #BattleOfMidway #blackandwhitephotography #sailor #seaman #battleship
Armor plate, steel decks and superstructure are a tumbled mass.’
#WW2 #SouthPacific #battleship #heavycruiser #bombing #BattleOfMidway #blackandwhitephotography #aerialphotography
Note collapsed flight deck over the forward hangar.’
#WW2 #SouthPacific #aircraftcarriers #Hiryu #BattleOfMidway #blackandwhitephotography #aerialphotography
#OTD #TDIH #June5, 1942: #BayonneNJ born #RichardHalseyBest sinks Japanese #AircraftCarriers #Akagi & #Hiryu at the #BattleOfMidway, changing the course of #WWII! #DiveBomberPilots #Heroes #USN #PacificWar #WorldWarII #JerseyProud
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What was it like to experience the Battle of Midway on this day in 1942 while aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier? War correspondent Richard Tregaskis of the International News Service found out from the deck of the USS Hornet. #BattleofMidway
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U.S. Navy https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/08/world-war-ii-battle-of-midway-and-the-aleutian-campaign/100137/
‘The Japanese aircraft carrier Soryu maneuvers to avoid bombs dropped by Army Air Forces B-17 Flying Fortresses during the Battle of Midway, on June 4, 1942.’
#FlyingFortresses #bombers #BattleofMidway #aircraftcarriers #Soryu #MidwayIsland #blackandwhitephotography
NARA https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/08/world-war-ii-battle-of-midway-and-the-aleutian-campaign/100137/
#OTD in 1942: the Battle of Midway
‘Navy fighters during the attack on the Japanese fleet off Midway, in June of 1942. At center a burning Japanese ship is visible.’
#FighterAircraft #FighterPlanes #BattleofMidway #blackandwhitephotography #MidwayIsland
while salvage operations were underway. The same attack also struck the Yorktown, which sank the following morning. Crewmen of another US warship, foreground, line the rail as their vessel stands by to rescue survivors.’
#BattleofMidway #aircraftcarriers #blackandwhitephotography
AP Photo/U.S. Navy https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/08/world-war-ii-battle-of-midway-and-the-aleutian-campaign/100137/
‘The United States #destroyer Hammann, background, on its way to the bottom of the Pacific after having been hit by a Japanese torpedo during the #battleofMidway, in June of 1942. The Hammann had been providing auxiliary power to damaged #USSYorktown ➡️
to the abandoned ship and as she made progress toward port, a torpedo from a Japanese submarine destroyed and sank the Yorktown.’
#WW2 #SouthPacific #BattleofMidway #aircraftcarriers #blackandwhitephotography #USNavy
AP Photo/U.S. Navy https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/08/world-war-ii-battle-of-midway-and-the-aleutian-campaign/100137/
‘Crewmen of the #USSYorktown pick their way along the sloping flight deck of the aircraft carrier as the ship listed heavily, heading for damaged sections to see if they can patch up the crippled ship, in June of 1942.’
#BattleofMidway #aircraftcarriers #blackandwhitephotography
U.S. Navy https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/08/world-war-ii-battle-of-midway-and-the-aleutian-campaign/100137/
‘A Japanese Type 97 attack aircraft is shot down while attempting to carry out a torpedo attack on USS Yorktown, during the mid-afternoon of 4 June 1942.’
#WW2 #SouthPacific #BattleofMidway #aircraftcarriers #USSYorktown #USNavy #torpedobomber #blackandwhitephotography
U.S. Navy https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/08/world-war-ii-battle-of-midway-and-the-aleutian-campaign/100137/
‘Black smoke pours from the aircraft carrier Yorktown after she suffered hits from Japanese aircraft during the Battle of Midway, on June 4, 1942.’
#WW2 #SouthPacific #BattleofMidway #aircraftcarriers #USSYorktown #USNavy #blackandwhitephotography
Man with hammer at right is probably covering a bomb entry hole in the forward elevator.’
#WW2 #SouthPacific #BattleofMidway #aircraftcarriers #USSYorktown #USNavy #blackandwhitephotography
taken by Photographer 2nd Class William G. Roy from the starboard side of the flight deck, just in front of the forward 5"/38 gun gallery. ➡️
#WW2 #SouthPacific #BattleofMidway #aircraftcarriers #USSYorktown #USNavy #blackandwhitephotography
already dropped its torpedo. The other two are lower and closer to the center, apparently withdrawing. Smoke on the horizon in right center is from a crashed plane.’
#WW2 #SouthPacific #BattleofMidway #aircraftcarriers #torpedobombers #USNavy #blackandwhitephotography
U.S. Navy https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/08/world-war-ii-battle-of-midway-and-the-aleutian-campaign/100137/
‘A VB-8 SBD lands far off center, flying right over the head of the Landing #SignalOfficer aboard #USSHornet during the #BattleofMidway, on June 4, 1942.’
#WW2 #SouthPacific #aircraft #aircraftcarriers #USNavy #blackandwhitephotography
but the airstrip was still usable.’
#WW2 #SouthPacific #MidwayAtoll ##MidwayIsland #USNavy #NavalAirStation #BattleofMidway #blackandwhitephotography
U.S. Navy https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/08/world-war-ii-battle-of-midway-and-the-aleutian-campaign/100137/
‘U.S. Navy LCdr. Maxwell F. Leslie, commanding officer of bombing squadron VB-3, ditches in the ocean next to the heavy cruiser USS Astoria, after successfully attacking the Japanese carrier Soryu during the #BattleofMidway, on June 4, 1942. Leslie and his wingman Lt(jg) P.A. ➡️
NARA https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/08/world-war-ii-battle-of-midway-and-the-aleutian-campaign/100137/
#OTD in 1942: the Battle of Midway
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‘The Japanese carrier Hiryu maneuvers to avoid bombs dropped by Army Air Forces B-17 Flying Fortresses during the #BattleofMidway, on June 4, 1942.’
#WW2 #SouthPacific #aircraftcarriers #Hiryu #bombers #FlyingFortresses #USArmyAirCorps
Note .50 caliber machine gun at right and mattresses hung on the lifeline for splinter-protection.’
#WW2 #SouthPacific #fighterplane #aircraftcarriers #USNavy #USSYorktown #BattleofMidway #blackandwhitephotography
against the Japanese carrier fleet during the Battle of Midway, the squadron lost ten of fourteen aircraft during their attack.’
#WW2 #SouthPacific #MidwayIsland #BattleofMidway #aircraftcarriers #torpedobombers #USSEnterprise
