U. S. NAVY
PHOTOS FROM THE BATTLE
USS Enterprise (CV-6), preparing to leave Pearl Harbor for Midway
USS Engerprise
(CV-6) underway during the battle
VT-6 preparing
for launch aboard the Enterprise
Three Japanese
Kate torpedo bombers during attack
LTjg William
Leonard, VF-3/42 executive officer, launches from Yorktown
Ens Goldsmith’s
6-B15 after landing on the Yorktown
LCDR Leslie, CO of VB-3, ditches alongside USS Astoria
An SBD lands on
USS Hornet during the battle
Bomb hit on Yorktown’s flight deck
USS Yorktown
after being hit by 3 bombs Note: this image is a panorama created by merging two photos.
The USS
Yorktown’s listing deck
USS Yorktown crew
abandoning ship
Damage to Hiryu
after strike from Enterprise
USS Hammann sinks
after torpedo attack on June 6th
Bomb damage to
Mikuma on June 6th
Two VS-8 SBDs
over the burning Mikuma on June 6th
Transferring
wounded personnel by highline
Japanese POWs
recovered from the Hiryu
