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From: Rich Rostrom
Date: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 1:25 AM
Subject: Re: Effect of the Torpedo Plan attacks on the IJN Fleet at the Battle of Midway
From: Rich Rostrom
Date: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 1:25 AM
Subject: Re: Effect of the Torpedo Plan attacks on the IJN Fleet at the Battle of Midway
WaltBJ
>I haven't seem it mentioned here in this thread but there were two
>squadron-sized TBD attacks separated in time and space and even a 4-
>B26 Marauder torpedo attack to bedevil the CVs' CAP.
Actually there were 5 separate torpedo plane attacks:
0705 4 B-26s from Midway
0705 6 TBFs from Midway (VT-8 detached)
0920 15 TBDs from HORNET (VT-8)
0945 14 TBDs from ENTERPRISE (VT-6)
1015 12 TBDs from YORKTOWN (VT-3)
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