Received message from Yorktown scout, "1 CV, 2 BB, 3 CA, 4 DD, 31° 15' N, 179° 05' W, course 000, speed 15."Ĭommenced launching second attack group composed of 24 VSB.ġ1 VSB armed with one 1000 lb. VF shot down seaplane tracker 50 miles south of our force. Landed third and fourth Combat Patrol, 16 VF. Yorktown pilot reported Yorktown in bad shape. Landed 5-B-3 and 5-B-16 ( Yorktown planes). 178° 50' W.Ģ0 enemy planes reported bearing 310° coming in. VSB commenced dive bombing attack two (2) CV badly damaged with many direct bomb hits, left in flames. VT commenced attack probably one hit on CV. Combat Patrol failed to find this plane although radar and lookouts confirmed its position.Ĭommander Enterprise Air Group sighted Japanese Force composed of 4 CV, 2 BB, 4 CA, 6 DD. Type 97 enemy twin-float seaplane sighted bearing 180° T., distance 72,000 yards. The following significant messages were received during the night of June 3 - 4:Īt 0447 - from Flight 44 to Radio Midway "large enemy forces bearing 261° T, distance 500 course 080 speed 13 x ten ships".Īt 0734 - from Flight 58 to Radio Midway "enemy carriers".Īt 0753 - from Flight 58 to Radio Midway "many planes heading Midway bearing 320 distance 150".Īt 0803 - from Flight 92 to Radio Midway "2 carriers and battleships bearing 320° distance 180 course 135 speed 25".Īt 0807 - from Commander Task Force 17 to Commander Task Force 16 "proceed southwesterly and attack enemy carriers when definitely located".Ĭommenced launching attack group of 33 VSB, 14 VT, 10 VF.ġ5 VSB armed with one 1000 lb. Wind south 9, clouds cumulus 7, visibility 30, sea smooth.ģ. At 2000, June 3, 1942, Enterprise, Flagship of Commander Task Force 16 was in position 33° 16' N, 175° 46' W, course 100° T, speed 15 knots and zigzagging according to Plan Number 7. At 1812 a radio message from Flight 312 to Radio Midway was intercepted "2 enemy destroyers 2 cargo vessels course 020 speed 13".Ģ. toward a 0630, June 4, rendezvous (31° 30' N 176° 30' W) designated by Commander Task Force 17. They were operating independently but generally conforming in their movements. The two task forces were separated but were within visual contact. The Senior Officer Present Afloat and Officer in Tactical Command was in Yorktown. Both Task Forces had completed fueling to capacity and the oilers despatched to their rendezvous. On the afternoon and evening of June 3, 1942, the general situation prior to the battle was as follows (times throughout are Zone plus 10): Task Force Seventeen and Task Force Sixteen had previously rendezvoused in the general vicinity of "Point Luck", approximately 350 miles northeast of Midway Island and were operating in that area closing Midway during darkness and opening during the day, remaining east of the longitude of Midway. (B) Photographs of enemy CA, damaged in the action of June 6, 1942.ġ. Pacific Fleetīattle of Midway Island, June 4 - 6, 1942 - Report of. I have attempted to be faithful to the original document: reproducing the form, spellings, and punctuation (including errors), with one exception: ship names have been rendered in italics, rather than all upper-case as in the original. Battle of Midway: USS Enterprise Action Report Battle of Midway Action Report: USS Enterprise (CV-6) Captain G.D.
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