The first four American attacks only resulted in the loss of 65 aircraft, but in the fifth attack, the Akagi, Soryu and Kaga were sunk by dive bombers.
The first four American attacks only resulted in the loss of 65 aircraft, but in the fifth attack, the Akagi, Soryu and Kaga were sunk by dive bombers. It began when Admiral Nagumo's fleet was opposed by two task forces led by Fletcher and Spruance, and ended on June 5, after the Hammann and Yorktown had been sunk. FTP, identify this naval battle of 1942, the turning point of the war in the Pacific which was fought near an island 1,000 miles west of Hawaii.
The first four American attacks only resulted in the loss of 65 aircraft, but in the fifth attack, the Akagi, Soryu and Kaga were sunk by dive bombers.
the battle of {Midway} Island