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It's incredible how Richard Halsey Best was able to strike and destroy two aircraft carriers in the same day. Had he'd not been forced out of active combat service following this battle due to medical complications, there's no doubt in my mind he would have achieved many more great military feats in his life.
Agreed. If Best would have stayed in the Navy, he would have probably gotten a chance at the Eastern Solomons or Santa Cruz to wreak havoc on the Shokaku or Zuikaku.
@@Napoleon1815-l8c Best did stay for a while on permanent shore duty his flying days over due to his damaged lungs.. But this battle also earned him the Medal of Honor for his actions.
I'm Japanese. Thank you for making such a stunning video. Even as an enemy, I'm happy to see our animated Japanese Carriers. I wish for both country's friendship forever.
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The US and Japan did not need to be enemies. Japan was run by a bunch of testosterone pride filled egomaniacs at the time. You have to remember that. As the saying goes Pride comes before the fall.
There were so many crazy coincidences that lead to the devastation of the Kidō Butai, and if only a single one of those coincidences didn't happen the outcome could have been vastly different. Mad respect to the airmen who fought over Midway that day. This battle was the turning point of the war in the Pacific. I highly recommend checking out a 3 part series by "Montemayor" who goes into full detail of all the events that led up to the American victory at Midway.
Indeed, this video looks really cool but it's a very oversimplified version of the Battle of Midway, no Story of the USS Nautilus that tried to hit a Japanese ship first but missed and got spotted, resulting in Arashi breaking off from formation to deal with the Nautilus, then trying to catch the Kido Butai which is then spotted in the video, Japanese that have a quarrel within their ranks to switch their aircraft for anti-ship battle or keep up with attacking Midway as they realize US Carriers are on the area much faster than anticipated, resulting in many armaments left unattended and prime to attack, Japanese bomber following the returning of US aircraft so they can track Yorktown or the incredible feat of Yorktown crew that patch the ship really fast that the 2nd Japanese attack think she is a different ship.
@@jamesricker3997 They had enough CAP up where that shouldn't have been an issue, but they were over zealous and focused in on the first wave of torpedo bombers. Which resulted in them dropping altitude to dogfight. So when the two waves of divebombers appeared, there was not enough time for the fighters to regain altitude to intercept. I won't deny that the ammo load wasn't an issue, however it was definitely not the reason the two waves of divebombers were unopposed.
@@jamesricker3997I would argue that the A6Ms' lousy radios were more of an impediment. Proper radio communication could have served to better direct the CAP.
I would love it if Yarnhub did a video on the Monchy 9 of Newfoundland. 9 men of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment positioned at Monchy-le-Preux during the Battle of Arras in 1917 hid behind shrubbery and defended the town from a German force anywhere from 200 - 300 men strong for 11 hours to prevent a German break through. I think it is a very cool and very underrated battle that sounds like the plot of a movie.
We visited " The Rooms " museum in St. John's , NFLD in August 2023 . There were 2 entire floors exhibiting indigenous displays and 1 entire floor dedicated to the NFLD Regiment during the Battle of the Somme , However , the battle you've mentioned was never pointed out . However , St. John's International Airport had a very impressive display of airplane models explaining the NFLD's Civilian an Royal Air Force History . .
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This is the best Yarnhub video I've ever watch, the detail of every pilot backstory and perspective of their journey in the Pacific and the iconic Midway battle. Keep it up Yarnhub and we'll support your channel.
@@war_thumper While it undoubtedly good, if you watch the recent Midway film, you will notice staggeringly common images, shots and angles from the action ...... almost as if someone took the film and turned it into a cartoon - right down to the aircraft explosions and the debris being spread exactly per the film. The angles of the film showing bombs missing and hitting the sea are again, a 100% rip of the film depiction, the views of the fleet from the attacking aircraft, the dive bombing sequences are all exact rips of the film.
This is a BS video. I'm 1:20 seconds in and everything they said is a lie. The japs did not destroy anything on Midway. The US was waiting in ambush for them and we tore them apart in the skies. It was one of the most one sided US victories of the war. The Japs were so caught off guard they never did anything. Why this channel has to make up lies about this battle is sad.
Sometimes it looks like Yarnhub’s animated videos are just the original footage but in color with Hollywood quality cameras. That how good they are. He should have a TV show, It would be better then the history channel.
Honestly, for me it doesn't matter that the Essex class carriers were better, more well equipped, more guns and planes to carry, all that stuff but I don't fucking care: Yorktown class for life! Sad that CV-5 and 8 both sunk in battle but the saddest is that Enty was scrapped. If only she could have been saved...
Don’t worry we instead saved the Texas a warship with similar value in scrap and an absolute nonexistent service record. But hey she’s named the Texas so she’s cool.
@@jdog345 I can absolutely understand the saving of BB-35. She is a dreadnought, in fact at the time the only surviving classical dreadnought. So understandable. What I don't understand is the scrapping of Enty.
I cannot believe this channel went from 2D animations to fully rendered movie level animations. The small details are so good!! Keep up the amazing work!!
The planes are depicted fairly, but human faces, mimics and moves are still rather unsightly. Then, is it true that, with cabin canopies pushed back (air turbulence), they dived with goggles high above their eyes? And were dive trajectories that steep, so close to perpendicular?
One thing that I think cannot be forgotten about this battle: while several waves of US aircraft attacked the fleet and were destroyed with negligible damage done, every one of them kept the Japanese from being able to rearm and launch their next wave, and each one forced Zeros to dive down and pursue. By the time the critical bomber groups arrived, the Zero air cover were out of position near the water and low on fuel and ammo.
First animation to bring a tear to my eye in a long time. As an Englishman, the fight the Americans went through in the Pacific was hideous, but you did it. God speed, and Rest in Peace to all those who were lost.
You Brits weren't bad yourselves! You held the fort until Roosevelt woke up as to what we were facing! And Roosevelt should have listened to Churchill about that evil devil Stalin whom Roosevelt thought he could charm into behaving Civily! Instead FDR sold out Eastern Europe to the Russian Bear! Disgusting!
I appreciate your comment. Too often the comments sections on WW2 historical videos devolve into which of the allies did more, who really won the war, whose army or navy was better, etc. Sad that we all cannot appreciate everyone’s contribution to the ultimate victory. It took six years and a hell of a lot of sacrifice and cooperation amongst nations to achieve victory.
The success of the dive bombers at Midway was a stroke of wild fortune; the defending fighters were so busy defending the carriers and ripping apart torpedo bombers, they didn't have time to react or climb to meet the dive bombers. Plus, the reason the bombs were so effective is that the Japanese were in the middle of rearming and refueling their fighters from the ground assault on Midway Island, so when the bombs detonated, the explosions were exacerbated by all the munitions and fuel active on the flight deck. Edit: What else made this battle so nuts is that the Japanese kept running into issues; there was the dilemma of the fighters returning from the island ground assault needing to refuel and rearm vs the defending fighters also needing to land for those reasons, and there's also the Japanese pilots mistakenly thinking they had sunk the Yorktown and erroneously assuming they had been damaging multiple carriers. Really, the Battle of Midway is an excellent showing of why Japanese military doctrine was inevitably going to lose to American military doctrine.
There is also the fact that the Japanese never put an armored deck on their carriers like the US and the UK did with their carriers. US bombs punched through their decks like a hot knife through butter.
@@michaelbenjmitchell1 Even without armored Deck the US compensate it to Damage control the dues are literally too angry to die to let their ships going down
i can never understand how every single time you guys make a video, the quality increases! I have been watching since the start of this channel and i am proud to say that. You guys have gotten me through my toughest times. Thank you yarnhub!
McClusky was previously a fighter pilot who has escorted dive bombers before so he was very familiar with the dive bombing doctine which does allow the leader to use their judgement to select which target to attack in addition to recommending the furthermost target. He went for the closer Kaga because it appeared no one knew they were there yet and he directed Best to attack the Akagi but with their radios are like walkie talkies, if you talk into the radio you cannot hear anything
@@curtisasmus8526from his wiki "McClusky's decision to lead his squadron in attacking the closer Kaga was in keeping with doctrine that stated it was the commander on the scene that could make the decision as to what target to bomb."
Another incredible video. Something that I am reminded of when ever I hear about Midway is a quote I read from Admiral Yamamoto. He said to the Imperial Japanese Command that he could guarantee victory after victory for the first six months following the attack on Pearl Harbor, but saw only uncertainty after that. Midway happened just three days shy of the six months Yamamoto predicted. Timing on history is often the deciding factor between victory and defeat, and this one battle proves just that.
I remember learning about him when I first knew about the Battle of Midway. The battle is spoken very little about--let alone this single attack. However, with one strike and 8 bombs, the Americans were able to wipe out the entire Kido Butai and turn the tide of the war. Even now I still have trouble understanding how the Americans were able to pull a victory with such a disadvantage and an overwhelming number of attackers. Truly a great and magnificent battle that should be remembered forever. Love these videos and keep up the great work!!
There were actually many waves and tons of misses and losses, its just that this wave was very succesful. I recommend you watch Montemayors video on the battle of midway from both the American and Japanese perspectives.
@@Anonymous-_-69 Montemayor's video is actually where I got all my knowledge on the Battle of Midway from! He is an amazing creator and is very detailed on the topic. Thanks for the suggestion though!
One word: intelligence. While the contribution of the men cannot be overstated. The US navy intelligence experienced the biggest humiliation (Pearl Harbour) and the biggest triumph (Midway) all within 6 months of each other. Truly an incredible example of how wartime intelligence won the allies yet another triumph during WW2.
It boggles the mind the feat these few brave pilots changed the entire course of the Pacific war in 1 day. It will go down in the anals of history what these men accomplished.
There is more to the story, Richard Halsey Best’s oxygen mask was hooked up incorrectly, and it was feeding him gas fumes. He was hospitalized, and made a partial recovery, but after that day he never flew again. It’s sad after he did everything right, and single-handedly changed the course of the war in the pacific, that he would get sick like that, but sometimes life does that. It honestly makes me look up to him even more, because of all he sacrificed.
Dick Best inhaled caustic soda fumes as it was introduced incorrectly into his oxygen supply. I sold caustic soda for over 10 years and have caught a few whiffs myself- very unpleasant experience!
@@vanroeling2930 Yeah. That's literally inhaling LYE! His lungs were basically being turned into soap from the inside out. I am amazed he was able to fly a whole mission, let alone two.
@@robertlombardo8437 it is also called caustic soda, which I sold professionally for 15 years. I have also inhaled it and it is very unpleasant in even small amounts
Due to lung injuries incurred by a defective oxygen system, this would be the last time he flew for the Navy and he was subsequently medically retired. Despite sinking two Japanese aircraft carriers in a single day, he never received the Medal of Honor he so richly deserved. All the same, he was the "Best" the Navy ever had.
As others may have said it, it's actually the valiant sacrifice of the pilots in the failed Devastator attacks (and other piecemeal attacks from the land based B-26s and B-17s) who made the biggest difference. Their attacks kept Nagumo distracted and unable to launch his aircraft. Not to mention they're the ones who took the brunt from the Zeroes so when the dive bombers attacked they faced almost no resistance because the fighters are already low on fuel and ammunition and needed to land.
This channel is truly incredible. The way you capture the stories and bring them to life with the periodic snapshots from the historic days is truly something special.
Помню, как в школе на уроке истории нам преподавали Битву за Мидуэй. Нам рассказывали, что победа произошла в результате суматохи, и стечения удачных обстоятельств. Но, уже став взрослым, я изучал эту битву самостоятельно, и оказывается, американские лëтчики проявили немалый героизм и мужество, стремясь отомстить за Пëрл Харбор.
Fun Fact: The Japanese Navy very often neglected the firefighting arm of their navy. Most Japanese Firefighting crews in their navy of WWII were either third or fourth rate. Which means if their ships were hit badly enough they would be lost. Loved the video.
The aircraft carrier Taihou is a perfect example for this. It is regarded that she could've stayed aflot if her dage control team was properly trained after being hit by the sub USS Albacore.
It was a similar case with Japanese planes too... Zeros, Oscars, Nates & the likes burst into flames with a few hits... by the time they built more durable aircraft like the N1K2 'George' & Ki-84 'Frank' the game was up for them...
Holy cow. I forgot i was watching an animation. Great quality as always. Actually, somehow you guys keep getting better. The story of Midway never gets old. Def worth an extra 2 days. Great job all.
You guys just continue to raise the bar with every installment. Absolutely top tier content. Thank you so much for providing this for free. These stories are moving and should be heard by all.
Something to think about as far as the Battle of Midway goes: Akagi took what was essentially one well placed bomb it, and was rendered a total loss Yorktown took 3 bombs, was repaired, then took 2 torpedos and still didn’t sink. Had the submarine I-168 not come later and struck her with 4 more torpedoes she probably would have survived. Goes to show- the superiority of American carrier design and damage control vs the Japanese counterparts
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With a fleet of that size, it was pure unadulterated courage on the part of the U.S. Navy fliers to tackle the Japanese fleet. These brave men are no longer with us, their memories will live on. Thank-you Yarnhub. Superb presentation.
I'm not sure what's more impressive: the quality of the videos on this channel, or the fact that Best's plane could stay aloft with both the weight of the bomb he carried AND his massive balls...
Awesome video. Absolutely amazing. Something however that I would like to point out that I really wish you guys would have covered it that this would be Richard Best's last flights. On the way to find the carriers the first time his oxygen tank would be found by him to be a bad mix, and it would tear up his lungs. His rear gunner would tell him that they needed to return to the Carrier, but he would deny this, and fly on. It's one of the biggest sacrifices ever made from a pilot in history. Something else that Is part of this is that Best is one of only 2 men in history to be credited for sinking 2 carriers In 1 day. Still a amazing video, but definitely a lot of information was missed out on
There is so much to learn about this battle. I have read so many books on it . Saw all the movies . I understand it for the most part but these videos on TH-cam bring it to life . Good work .
In the 2019 Midway movie the scene where the junior officers placed the US force exactly where they historically were during a map exercise really happened along with the senior officers saying the Americans would never be there and to do the exercise again.
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There's no battle I loved more than Midway. Y'all did an incredible job with this video. I'm going to be watching this days to come. Can y'all also do a video on the battle of Santa Cruz
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Just so you know, Soryu and Hiryu use the same model here, that being Hiryu’s. Soryu had a few differences: the bridge was farther forward, on the starboard side, and the deck under the bow flight deck was lower down.
I know SB2C's were better, faster, better diving speed, larger bomb load but i really think that the real workhorse of the pacific for the usa was the SBD. Slow but deadly. Shown himself at the Coral Sea, Midway, Eastern Solomons, Santa Cruz. All the important battles of 42. Hell, they even raided Truk Lagoon in 43, only being partially replaced in 44. Honestly, best diver of ww2. And about the devestator... That had to go. The Avenger was just faster, more manouverable and better. And it just looks 100 times better.
SBD was a good dive bomber, but by 1942 it (similar to pretty much all other US naval aircraft) was pertty obsolete. Yes, they had their good days, but helldivers were better because they could carry more bombs, had more powerful guns, could carry a torpedo and were much more durable. But when we talk about SB2C we have to keep in mind that F6F and F4U were found to be capable of delivering comparable bombload, but much more versatile in self-defence. And the #1 dive bomber is pretty much undisputabely Ju.87. That aircraft was so successful at its golden times that even 80 years later when the plane in the movie dives down, it emitts the sirene noise (LotR's nazguls were a reference to the stuka dive bombers because Tolkien lived in london during Battle of Britain). No need to say that that noise was emitted only by Ju.87 in a dive.
@@sirboomsalot4902 I guess it depends on variant. Although you might be right. Also we don't know what was the average load and the recommended one. So it means that on average SBD's might have been loaded with less bombs than SB2C's and the other way around.
@@Slava_Yarmolenko don't get me wrong, Helldivers were good. But I think the SBD was the dive bomber that really won the war while the SB2C's only gave the final blows at the Philippian Sea, Leyte Gulf and off Okinawa. Obviously it was better cause it was newer but I still like the Slow But Deadly more as I think it just did more work. I am not sure about the durability thought.
By far the best yarn hub video I've seen! Incredible! Also, the details of the near mid-air collisions I've never heard before. Impressive job, Yarnhub! Thank you Yarnhub and World of Warships!
Richard Halsey Best was born in Bayonne, New Jersey in 1910. During the battle of Midway Best inhaled a bad oxygen mix, after the battle the Navy grounded him for the rest of the war.
Really love the timeline you went with here by focusing on the characters that you did. I loved that the real meat of this story started with them stumbling upon the ill-fated devastators. It really put me in the chaos of the whole thing. Well done as per usual!!
For the curious- The Japanese destroyer at the beginning was the Arashi; it had detached from the formation to attack an American submarine that tried to torpedo one of the battleships; by chance the dive bombers found Arashi on her way back from concluding her hunt for the submarine (it had gotten away)
Holy crap! The animation is top notch! I've been watching the older videos recently and it's incredible to see how the crew of Yarnhub has been improving over the years!
Привет из России! Спасибо всему каналу за истории! В детстве читал, что в тихоокенском театре военных действий это было решающее сражение. Затем видел кинофильм "Мидуэй" 2019 года, где прям интересно было показано сражение, хотя без пафоса он не обошёлся. А вы прям постарались и обьяснили всё - за что вам спасибо! Была бы возможность, поделился бы историями ветеранов СССР, но нынешний уровень английского языка у меня сейчас слаб.
The animation is getting better much better than before! I thought I knew everything about the battle at Midway. But this video really has taught me more than I was ever expecting. My deepest condolences to the bereaved families of the fallen soldiers. Well done indeed! Please give Yarnold a pat on his head for me! Thank you. 😊
The Battle of Midway was the begining of the end of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The IJN was still better in many aspect, mostly in night fighting, and the Shoukaku and Zuikaku was still out there hunting the USN carriers. Also, admiral Yamamoto ordered two light carrier from North to reinforce the Hiryuu, after the destruction of the other 3 carrier, her sitership, Souryuu, the battleship origined Kaga, and the battlecruiser origined Akagi. If I'm right Yamamoto ordered the Zuiho and the Shoho to Midway, but the battle was lost before they can reach the battlefield. (2 - 4 day long journey)
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I'm glad you showed the flight decks as being mostly empty aside from a few refueling and rearming Zero fighters. There was something of a myth that the flight deck on the carriers were full but it was the hanger deck. Which, I assume, was actually worse as the exploding ordinance and fuel was internal thus causing more damage.
Awesome video!!! Also, the air group that USS YORKTOWN (CV5) went into battle with all came from the USS SARATOGA (CV3). SARATOGA, being the torpedo magnet that she was early in the war, SARATOGA ate another torpedo before Midway and was sent to the West Coast for repairs. Her air group (Torpedo 3, Bombing 3, Scouting 3, Fighting 3) was flown to Hawai'i to await orders. YORKTOWNs air group was devastated during the Battle of the Coral Sea. YORKTOWN, being worked on and readied for the upcoming Midway battle, had no air group. Everything that the US had to replenish YORKTOWNs air group were very inexperienced crews and a collection of various aircraft types. Someone finally remembered that SARATOGAs air group was just sitting around and available and, being probably one of the most combat experienced air groups available after making numerous island raids early in the war along with ENTERPRISE, decision was made to place that air group onto YORKTOWN. This decision allowed YORKTOWN to go into battle with an experienced/intact air group. Japanese doctrine did NOT allow for the transfer of air groups between their various carriers, thus eliminating a possible 5th carrier from the Midway strike group. The carriers SHOKAKU & ZUIKAKU were at Coral Sea. SHOKAKU was severely damaged but had a relatively intact air group whilst ZUIKAKU was undamaged but suffered severe losses to her air group. BOTH ships were sent back to home waters for rest/repairs/refit. Had the Japanese transferred SHOKAKUs air group to ZUIKAKU and been at Midway, perhaps the battle may have turned out differently. Also, during the American dive bombers flight to the Japanese carriers - believe it was McClusky's flight - a few of the dive bombers actually dropped their bombs while arming them by using the new electronic arming devices recently installed into the aircraft. Thes electronic arming devices were supposed to take the arming and bomb dropping duties away from the pilot so that he could better concentrate on flying the aircraft. However, these devices had a notorious glitch in the system and that was not worked out before the battle. Something like 6 bombs were prematurely dropped en route to the Japanese fleet and McClusky (being one of the aircraft that dropped) ordered to go into battle with the manual arming/dropping devices and ordered the other aircraft without bombs to at least go through the motion of diving and strafe the enemy ships.
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It's incredible how Richard Halsey Best was able to strike and destroy two aircraft carriers in the same day. Had he'd not been forced out of active combat service following this battle due to medical complications, there's no doubt in my mind he would have achieved many more great military feats in his life.
Dont forget Dusty Kleiss who also sank two carriers the Hiryu and Kaga!
Agreed. If Best would have stayed in the Navy, he would have probably gotten a chance at the Eastern Solomons or Santa Cruz to wreak havoc on the Shokaku or Zuikaku.
@@Napoleon1815-l8c Best did stay for a while on permanent shore duty his flying days over due to his damaged lungs.. But this battle also earned him the Medal of Honor for his actions.
@@michaelbenjmitchell1 He wasn't awarded a Medal of Honor, Though he got a Navy Cross and a Distinguished Flying Cross.
or died before his time
I'm Japanese. Thank you for making such a stunning video. Even as an enemy, I'm happy to see our animated Japanese Carriers.
I wish for both country's friendship forever.
Should have never fought each other...
I lived in Osaka for 8 years..I miss Japan every day.
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That war is long over, time to shake hands in friendship. Actually there has been plenty of that since the war.
The US and Japan did not need to be enemies. Japan was run by a bunch of testosterone pride filled egomaniacs at the time. You have to remember that. As the saying goes Pride comes before the fall.
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There were so many crazy coincidences that lead to the devastation of the Kidō Butai, and if only a single one of those coincidences didn't happen the outcome could have been vastly different. Mad respect to the airmen who fought over Midway that day. This battle was the turning point of the war in the Pacific.
I highly recommend checking out a 3 part series by "Montemayor" who goes into full detail of all the events that led up to the American victory at Midway.
Indeed, this video looks really cool but it's a very oversimplified version of the Battle of Midway, no Story of the USS Nautilus that tried to hit a Japanese ship first but missed and got spotted, resulting in Arashi breaking off from formation to deal with the Nautilus, then trying to catch the Kido Butai which is then spotted in the video, Japanese that have a quarrel within their ranks to switch their aircraft for anti-ship battle or keep up with attacking Midway as they realize US Carriers are on the area much faster than anticipated, resulting in many armaments left unattended and prime to attack, Japanese bomber following the returning of US aircraft so they can track Yorktown or the incredible feat of Yorktown crew that patch the ship really fast that the 2nd Japanese attack think she is a different ship.
The CAP was overwhelmed.
The Zero's light ammo load doomed the Japanese
@@jamesricker3997 They had enough CAP up where that shouldn't have been an issue, but they were over zealous and focused in on the first wave of torpedo bombers. Which resulted in them dropping altitude to dogfight. So when the two waves of divebombers appeared, there was not enough time for the fighters to regain altitude to intercept. I won't deny that the ammo load wasn't an issue, however it was definitely not the reason the two waves of divebombers were unopposed.
@@jamesricker3997I would argue that the A6Ms' lousy radios were more of an impediment. Proper radio communication could have served to better direct the CAP.
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I would love it if Yarnhub did a video on the Monchy 9 of Newfoundland. 9 men of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment positioned at Monchy-le-Preux during the Battle of Arras in 1917 hid behind shrubbery and defended the town from a German force anywhere from 200 - 300 men strong for 11 hours to prevent a German break through. I think it is a very cool and very underrated battle that sounds like the plot of a movie.
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We visited " The Rooms " museum in St. John's , NFLD in August 2023 . There were 2 entire floors exhibiting indigenous displays and 1 entire floor dedicated to the NFLD Regiment during the Battle of the Somme ,
However , the battle you've mentioned was never pointed out .
However , St. John's International Airport had a very impressive display of airplane models explaining the NFLD's Civilian an Royal Air Force History .
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@@landsea7332 I’m well aware, St. John’s is my home. I’ve lived here all my life, I live within walking distance of the airport, and I’ve been to the Rooms multiple times. It’s nice to see that you’ve been able to visit the place I call home.
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This is the best Yarnhub video I've ever watch, the detail of every pilot backstory and perspective of their journey in the Pacific and the iconic Midway battle. Keep it up Yarnhub and we'll support your channel.
literally detail on the pilots i was shock to see so much detail
@@war_thumper While it undoubtedly good, if you watch the recent Midway film, you will notice staggeringly common images, shots and angles from the action ...... almost as if someone took the film and turned it into a cartoon - right down to the aircraft explosions and the debris being spread exactly per the film. The angles of the film showing bombs missing and hitting the sea are again, a 100% rip of the film depiction, the views of the fleet from the attacking aircraft, the dive bombing sequences are all exact rips of the film.
Unfortunately Yarnhub fell for the Hollywood effect and couldn't resist completely overdoing it with the flak bursts
@@Titan-3078 Would love to see your ''realistic'' video, tiny dots in the middle of the ocean. Would look awesome.
This is a BS video. I'm 1:20 seconds in and everything they said is a lie.
The japs did not destroy anything on Midway. The US was waiting in ambush for them and we tore them apart in the skies. It was one of the most one sided US victories of the war.
The Japs were so caught off guard they never did anything.
Why this channel has to make up lies about this battle is sad.
All those match up with historical photos scenes always gives me goosebumps! These were real stuff we're watching here!!!
Sometimes it looks like Yarnhub’s animated videos are just the original footage but in color with Hollywood quality cameras. That how good they are. He should have a TV show, It would be better then the history channel.
Honestly, for me it doesn't matter that the Essex class carriers were better, more well equipped, more guns and planes to carry, all that stuff but I don't fucking care: Yorktown class for life! Sad that CV-5 and 8 both sunk in battle but the saddest is that Enty was scrapped. If only she could have been saved...
Horrible on how the most decorated warship is just scrapped just like that
The disrespect on poor Enterprise
Enterprise should have become a museum piece, would bring a ton more visitors and boosting the economy because of people buying tickets in
Don’t worry we instead saved the Texas a warship with similar value in scrap and an absolute nonexistent service record. But hey she’s named the Texas so she’s cool.
@@jdog345 I can absolutely understand the saving of BB-35. She is a dreadnought, in fact at the time the only surviving classical dreadnought. So understandable. What I don't understand is the scrapping of Enty.
I cannot believe this channel went from 2D animations to fully rendered movie level animations.
The small details are so good!! Keep up the amazing work!!
The planes are depicted fairly, but human faces, mimics and moves are still rather unsightly. Then, is it true that, with cabin canopies pushed back (air turbulence), they dived with goggles high above their eyes? And were dive trajectories that steep, so close to perpendicular?
One thing that I think cannot be forgotten about this battle: while several waves of US aircraft attacked the fleet and were destroyed with negligible damage done, every one of them kept the Japanese from being able to rearm and launch their next wave, and each one forced Zeros to dive down and pursue. By the time the critical bomber groups arrived, the Zero air cover were out of position near the water and low on fuel and ammo.
First animation to bring a tear to my eye in a long time.
As an Englishman, the fight the Americans went through in the Pacific was hideous, but you did it. God speed, and Rest in Peace to all those who were lost.
You Brits weren't bad yourselves! You held the fort until Roosevelt woke up as to what we were facing! And Roosevelt should have listened to Churchill about that evil devil Stalin whom Roosevelt thought he could charm into behaving Civily! Instead FDR sold out Eastern Europe to the Russian Bear! Disgusting!
I appreciate your comment. Too often the comments sections on WW2 historical videos devolve into which of the allies did more, who really won the war, whose army or navy was better, etc. Sad that we all cannot appreciate everyone’s contribution to the ultimate victory. It took six years and a hell of a lot of sacrifice and cooperation amongst nations to achieve victory.
I would've been pissed off seeing my best friend crash into the ocean. Richard Halsey Best was a gigachad before gigachads even existed
The success of the dive bombers at Midway was a stroke of wild fortune; the defending fighters were so busy defending the carriers and ripping apart torpedo bombers, they didn't have time to react or climb to meet the dive bombers. Plus, the reason the bombs were so effective is that the Japanese were in the middle of rearming and refueling their fighters from the ground assault on Midway Island, so when the bombs detonated, the explosions were exacerbated by all the munitions and fuel active on the flight deck.
Edit: What else made this battle so nuts is that the Japanese kept running into issues; there was the dilemma of the fighters returning from the island ground assault needing to refuel and rearm vs the defending fighters also needing to land for those reasons, and there's also the Japanese pilots mistakenly thinking they had sunk the Yorktown and erroneously assuming they had been damaging multiple carriers. Really, the Battle of Midway is an excellent showing of why Japanese military doctrine was inevitably going to lose to American military doctrine.
There is also the fact that the Japanese never put an armored deck on their carriers like the US and the UK did with their carriers. US bombs punched through their decks like a hot knife through butter.
@@michaelbenjmitchell1uh what, American carriers were not utilizing armoured decks, that was purely a British thing at the time
@@dragonmaster3030 Essex class had them and Essex was in construction before midway.
Even if the American doctrine stunk, and it didn't, the U.S. was almost mass producing warships, the Japanese could only crank out a few.
@@michaelbenjmitchell1 Even without armored Deck the US compensate it to Damage control the dues are literally too angry to die to let their ships going down
i can never understand how every single time you guys make a video, the quality increases!
I have been watching since the start of this channel and i am proud to say that. You guys have gotten me through my toughest times.
Thank you yarnhub!
You do know everything they said in the first 2 mins was a complete lie.
McClusky was previously a fighter pilot who has escorted dive bombers before so he was very familiar with the dive bombing doctine which does allow the leader to use their judgement to select which target to attack in addition to recommending the furthermost target. He went for the closer Kaga because it appeared no one knew they were there yet and he directed Best to attack the Akagi but with their radios are like walkie talkies, if you talk into the radio you cannot hear anything
I think he was the only pilot that hit 2 enemy aircraft carriers.
No mclcusky only hit one and leader is supposed to go to farther target to avoid a middle air collision
@@Martin77641Dick best and dusty kleiss are the ones that hit two carriers
@@curtisasmus8526from his wiki "McClusky's decision to lead his squadron in attacking the closer Kaga was in keeping with doctrine that stated it was the commander on the scene that could make the decision as to what target to bomb."
Dick best should of been leader instead of mcclusky who never did drive attack on moving target
Another incredible video. Something that I am reminded of when ever I hear about Midway is a quote I read from Admiral Yamamoto. He said to the Imperial Japanese Command that he could guarantee victory after victory for the first six months following the attack on Pearl Harbor, but saw only uncertainty after that. Midway happened just three days shy of the six months Yamamoto predicted. Timing on history is often the deciding factor between victory and defeat, and this one battle proves just that.
I remember learning about him when I first knew about the Battle of Midway. The battle is spoken very little about--let alone this single attack. However, with one strike and 8 bombs, the Americans were able to wipe out the entire Kido Butai and turn the tide of the war. Even now I still have trouble understanding how the Americans were able to pull a victory with such a disadvantage and an overwhelming number of attackers. Truly a great and magnificent battle that should be remembered forever. Love these videos and keep up the great work!!
There were actually many waves and tons of misses and losses, its just that this wave was very succesful. I recommend you watch Montemayors video on the battle of midway from both the American and Japanese perspectives.
@@Anonymous-_-69 Montemayor's video is actually where I got all my knowledge on the Battle of Midway from! He is an amazing creator and is very detailed on the topic. Thanks for the suggestion though!
One word: intelligence. While the contribution of the men cannot be overstated. The US navy intelligence experienced the biggest humiliation (Pearl Harbour) and the biggest triumph (Midway) all within 6 months of each other. Truly an incredible example of how wartime intelligence won the allies yet another triumph during WW2.
It boggles the mind the feat these few brave pilots changed the entire course of the Pacific war in 1 day.
It will go down in the anals of history what these men accomplished.
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There is more to the story, Richard Halsey Best’s oxygen mask was hooked up incorrectly, and it was feeding him gas fumes. He was hospitalized, and made a partial recovery, but after that day he never flew again. It’s sad after he did everything right, and single-handedly changed the course of the war in the pacific, that he would get sick like that, but sometimes life does that. It honestly makes me look up to him even more, because of all he sacrificed.
Dick Best inhaled caustic soda fumes as it was introduced incorrectly into his oxygen supply. I sold caustic soda for over 10 years and have caught a few whiffs myself- very unpleasant experience!
@@vanroeling2930
Yeah. That's literally inhaling LYE! His lungs were basically being turned into soap from the inside out. I am amazed he was able to fly a whole mission, let alone two.
@@robertlombardo8437 it is also called caustic soda, which I sold professionally for 15 years. I have also inhaled it and it is very unpleasant in even small amounts
I was stationed in Midway in 1981. While there, we found a skeleton of a Japanese pilot that hadn’t been discovered yet.
Cool
Wow
Due to lung injuries incurred by a defective oxygen system, this would be the last time he flew for the Navy and he was subsequently medically retired. Despite sinking two Japanese aircraft carriers in a single day, he never received the Medal of Honor he so richly deserved. All the same, he was the "Best" the Navy ever had.
I have visited his grave in Arlington national cemetery.
Who is he please?
@@paulreilly3904 Richard Best is his name.
Wow two carriers in one day
Two carriers period is impressive. Did he ever fly the Grumman TBF Avenger? It eventually replaced the Dantless.
I know former president Bush flew a TBF.
I'm fortunate enough to have been on Midway Atoll recently. There are still bullet holes in the sea plane hanger and cracks in the concrete from bombs
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The amount of detail put into every single scene is amazing. The visual quality of some scenes is literally stunning.
This was definitely one of your best videos yet. It was extremely accurate and similar to the 2019 movie "Midway," one of my favorite WW2 films.
As others may have said it, it's actually the valiant sacrifice of the pilots in the failed Devastator attacks (and other piecemeal attacks from the land based B-26s and B-17s) who made the biggest difference. Their attacks kept Nagumo distracted and unable to launch his aircraft. Not to mention they're the ones who took the brunt from the Zeroes so when the dive bombers attacked they faced almost no resistance because the fighters are already low on fuel and ammunition and needed to land.
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Thank you for your very kind support Jens !
This channel is truly incredible. The way you capture the stories and bring them to life with the periodic snapshots from the historic days is truly something special.
Помню, как в школе на уроке истории нам преподавали Битву за Мидуэй. Нам рассказывали, что победа произошла в результате суматохи, и стечения удачных обстоятельств. Но, уже став взрослым, я изучал эту битву самостоятельно, и оказывается, американские лëтчики проявили немалый героизм и мужество, стремясь отомстить за Пëрл Харбор.
Fun Fact: The Japanese Navy very often neglected the firefighting arm of their navy. Most Japanese Firefighting crews in their navy of WWII were either third or fourth rate. Which means if their ships were hit badly enough they would be lost. Loved the video.
The aircraft carrier Taihou is a perfect example for this. It is regarded that she could've stayed aflot if her dage control team was properly trained after being hit by the sub USS Albacore.
@@EagleHawk175---I heard of that. And yes you are right. Thanks for commenting.
It was a similar case with Japanese planes too... Zeros, Oscars, Nates & the likes burst into flames with a few hits... by the time they built more durable aircraft like the N1K2 'George' & Ki-84 'Frank' the game was up for them...
@@varunchristopherfernando---That's quite true. Thanks for commenting.
not true, its not as impressive as the americans but one big examples are shokaku surviving many battle hits until a submarine sank her for good.
Tears in my eyes and chills on my spine as usually when I watch your videos.... amazing job. What a group of men, what a story...
My great granddad was there as part of the USS Enterprise task force ona supply ship. He was in from 38-57. Damn proud of him. Wish I kne him
Jesus the animation, compared to beginning of all this, you guys have came a long way. Glad to be here to have witnessed it.
Amazing vid! The quality always increases every single time, I love it. Great job y’all!
Midway(2019) was a great movie
these men are heros fighting in this battle, and i can't help but feel grief for the young men who lost their lives an those who lost friends
Holy cow. I forgot i was watching an animation. Great quality as always. Actually, somehow you guys keep getting better. The story of Midway never gets old. Def worth an extra 2 days. Great job all.
Phenomenal story telling. I've watched the original Midway movie half a dozen times or more and still learned new things here. THANK YOU!
You guys just continue to raise the bar with every installment. Absolutely top tier content. Thank you so much for providing this for free. These stories are moving and should be heard by all.
Something to think about as far as the Battle of Midway goes:
Akagi took what was essentially one well placed bomb it, and was rendered a total loss
Yorktown took 3 bombs, was repaired, then took 2 torpedos and still didn’t sink. Had the submarine I-168 not come later and struck her with 4 more torpedoes she probably would have survived.
Goes to show- the superiority of American carrier design and damage control vs the Japanese counterparts
I simply cannot comprehend the effort put into this masterpiece! The animations are getting better by the second!
All of our vets that fought in WW2 are all heros! The sacrifices they made, were for us and our country. 80% of them were kids, just 17 and older. They fought two countries at once in one big war, and won. On the ground, in the air, and in the sea. And the technology was nothing like we have today. 🙏 🇺🇸 ❤️
I knew it was about Midway! Just because i saw the SBD’s, i really cant get enough of your guys’ video’s!
With a fleet of that size, it was pure unadulterated courage on the part of the U.S. Navy fliers to tackle the Japanese fleet. These brave men are no longer with us, their memories will live on. Thank-you Yarnhub. Superb presentation.
I'm not sure what's more impressive: the quality of the videos on this channel, or the fact that Best's plane could stay aloft with both the weight of the bomb he carried AND his massive balls...
Awesome video. Absolutely amazing. Something however that I would like to point out that I really wish you guys would have covered it that this would be Richard Best's last flights. On the way to find the carriers the first time his oxygen tank would be found by him to be a bad mix, and it would tear up his lungs. His rear gunner would tell him that they needed to return to the Carrier, but he would deny this, and fly on. It's one of the biggest sacrifices ever made from a pilot in history. Something else that Is part of this is that Best is one of only 2 men in history to be credited for sinking 2 carriers In 1 day. Still a amazing video, but definitely a lot of information was missed out on
The first 2 mins of the video is nothing but outright lies.
@@robertsears8323 oh believe me I know, but I lack the nature to tell them that.
There is so much to learn about this battle. I have read so many books on it . Saw all the movies . I understand it for the most part but these videos on TH-cam bring it to life . Good work .
The wait was worth. You guys have one of the,if not the best historical animations out there good job guys
Great video, it’s incredible how some brave mens changed the fate of the war. I could never have enough of stories like this on the battle of Midway.
I love the animation quality where the expressions of individuals look alive
In the 2019 Midway movie the scene where the junior officers placed the US force exactly where they historically were during a map exercise really happened along with the senior officers saying the Americans would never be there and to do the exercise again.
If this had the sabaton song of midway playing in the background, it would be more than epic
We'll meet at Midway!
FAR FROM SHORE, A PACIFIC WAR! BOMBS ARE FALLING FROM THE SKIES!! IT'S A BOMB RUN DAY, IT'S THE NAVAL WAY! A BLOODRED SUN IS ON THE RISE!!
Sabaton intensifies and the Intros of Star Trek and Azur Lane. With the words of Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Let's make sure that history never forgets the name Enterprise
Always love the old photos brought to life through the animation. Great stuff, as always
This is something I've seen retold and represented so many times, and I count this among the best of such representations.
Im just so proud of the growth of this channel ever since i first watched bf 109 vs b17 episode and now today is finaly about midway! HELL YEAH SBD3!
There's no battle I loved more than Midway. Y'all did an incredible job with this video. I'm going to be watching this days to come.
Can y'all also do a video on the battle of Santa Cruz
My most sincere congratulations Yarnhub. Even today you've outdone yourselves with everything from animation to voice-acting to the rest. Kudos to you. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year🫡🎁🎄🕊.
The Wade McClusky Award is given annually to the most outstanding attack squadron in the US Navy.
I haven’t watched this channel in a year or so and now the animation looks better than most movies
you are the ONLY channel i leave notifs on for... love it!
Just so you know, Soryu and Hiryu use the same model here, that being Hiryu’s. Soryu had a few differences: the bridge was farther forward, on the starboard side, and the deck under the bow flight deck was lower down.
I know SB2C's were better, faster, better diving speed, larger bomb load but i really think that the real workhorse of the pacific for the usa was the SBD. Slow but deadly. Shown himself at the Coral Sea, Midway, Eastern Solomons, Santa Cruz. All the important battles of 42. Hell, they even raided Truk Lagoon in 43, only being partially replaced in 44. Honestly, best diver of ww2. And about the devestator... That had to go. The Avenger was just faster, more manouverable and better. And it just looks 100 times better.
SB2Cs generally carried a lighter bomb load than SBDs. They also had a laundry list of problems
SBD was a good dive bomber, but by 1942 it (similar to pretty much all other US naval aircraft) was pertty obsolete. Yes, they had their good days, but helldivers were better because they could carry more bombs, had more powerful guns, could carry a torpedo and were much more durable. But when we talk about SB2C we have to keep in mind that F6F and F4U were found to be capable of delivering comparable bombload, but much more versatile in self-defence. And the #1 dive bomber is pretty much undisputabely Ju.87. That aircraft was so successful at its golden times that even 80 years later when the plane in the movie dives down, it emitts the sirene noise (LotR's nazguls were a reference to the stuka dive bombers because Tolkien lived in london during Battle of Britain). No need to say that that noise was emitted only by Ju.87 in a dive.
@@Slava_Yarmolenko only on the JU87 B1 though
@@sirboomsalot4902 I guess it depends on variant. Although you might be right. Also we don't know what was the average load and the recommended one. So it means that on average SBD's might have been loaded with less bombs than SB2C's and the other way around.
@@Slava_Yarmolenko don't get me wrong, Helldivers were good. But I think the SBD was the dive bomber that really won the war while the SB2C's only gave the final blows at the Philippian Sea, Leyte Gulf and off Okinawa. Obviously it was better cause it was newer but I still like the Slow But Deadly more as I think it just did more work. I am not sure about the durability thought.
By far the best yarn hub video I've seen! Incredible! Also, the details of the near mid-air collisions I've never heard before. Impressive job, Yarnhub! Thank you Yarnhub and World of Warships!
Richard Halsey Best was born in Bayonne, New Jersey in 1910. During the battle of Midway Best inhaled a bad oxygen mix, after the battle the Navy grounded him for the rest of the war.
Really love the timeline you went with here by focusing on the characters that you did. I loved that the real meat of this story started with them stumbling upon the ill-fated devastators. It really put me in the chaos of the whole thing. Well done as per usual!!
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The animations for the pilot movements and expressions are absolutely stunning!
You did this better than the midway movie did so it doesn’t matter that it was late. GREAT JOB
Such a beautiful plane with an impressive achievement that lived up to its name, the Dauntless really were dauntless.
For the curious-
The Japanese destroyer at the beginning was the Arashi; it had detached from the formation to attack an American submarine that tried to torpedo one of the battleships; by chance the dive bombers found Arashi on her way back from concluding her hunt for the submarine (it had gotten away)
You know if it hadn’t been for those torpedo bombers drawing the fighter cap down it might have been different. Those men were a different breed.
I absolutely love the shots referencing or straight up remaking the Roland Emmerich 2019 Midway movie. That was one of the good ones
Always look forward to your videos. Thanks for keeping us in good content.
Same and repent
When you graduate navy Bootcamp, you graduate in Midway Ceremonial Hall…thank you for this video from a United States Navy sailor… ⚓️ semper fortis 🌊
Definitely a classic and a battle that changed the tide of the war in the Pacific!
Great job as always! Always looking forward to your next. ❤
Holy crap! The animation is top notch! I've been watching the older videos recently and it's incredible to see how the crew of Yarnhub has been improving over the years!
Let’s gooo an in depth analysis of the battle of midway the movie failed to do
It wasn't a documentary, it didn't need to do an in depth analysis
You could have read a book lol
They didn't think real life would have been more interesting. They were wrong
@@nickmcgookin247 again, it's a movie not a documentary. It doesn't need in depth analysis.
The older movie did a better job at showing the overall battle instead of focusing on the enterprise.
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В детстве читал, что в тихоокенском театре военных действий это было решающее сражение. Затем видел кинофильм "Мидуэй" 2019 года, где прям интересно было показано сражение, хотя без пафоса он не обошёлся. А вы прям постарались и обьяснили всё - за что вам спасибо!
Была бы возможность, поделился бы историями ветеранов СССР, но нынешний уровень английского языка у меня сейчас слаб.
YEAH MIDWAY!! REALLY LOVE THE VIDS AND APPRECIATE YOU LISTENING TO OUR REQUESTS!❤
Wow, the animations have improved so much! Great job👏👏👏
this guy has the best animations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow the cinematic grafics keeps geting beter with every New video yarnhub releases keep it up. never stop uploading 🙏🏼🙏🏼. I love your video’s
15:24 this is for Pearl and Yorktown
Love this video because it’s basically the movie midway in a nutshell
*thousands of people dying in one of the most pivotal battles of the war*
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The animation is getting better much better than before! I thought I knew everything about the battle at Midway. But this video really has taught me more than I was ever expecting. My deepest condolences to the bereaved families of the fallen soldiers. Well done indeed! Please give Yarnold a pat on his head for me! Thank you. 😊
I have been waiting for you making a video about Midway since I watched the Movie and some scenes look almost the same as in the movie. Amazing video
The Battle of Midway was the begining of the end of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The IJN was still better in many aspect, mostly in night fighting, and the Shoukaku and Zuikaku was still out there hunting the USN carriers.
Also, admiral Yamamoto ordered two light carrier from North to reinforce the Hiryuu, after the destruction of the other 3 carrier, her sitership, Souryuu, the battleship origined Kaga, and the battlecruiser origined Akagi. If I'm right Yamamoto ordered the Zuiho and the Shoho to Midway, but the battle was lost before they can reach the battlefield. (2 - 4 day long journey)
What an incredible video Yarnhub! Also I saw the reference you did for Akagi, really subtle but very cool detail there
wait what reference, tell me
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The wait is always worthwhile....thank you for bringing such great content to us
I'm glad you showed the flight decks as being mostly empty aside from a few refueling and rearming Zero fighters. There was something of a myth that the flight deck on the carriers were full but it was the hanger deck. Which, I assume, was actually worse as the exploding ordinance and fuel was internal thus causing more damage.
This I a video I have been waiting for and loved it probably the best video you ever made
literally detail on the pilots i was shock to see so much detail on there face great job you guys
Yarn Hub has one of the best quality videos. I still don't know why don't they have 1m subs
Awesome video!!! Also, the air group that USS YORKTOWN (CV5) went into battle with all came from the USS SARATOGA (CV3). SARATOGA, being the torpedo magnet that she was early in the war, SARATOGA ate another torpedo before Midway and was sent to the West Coast for repairs. Her air group (Torpedo 3, Bombing 3, Scouting 3, Fighting 3) was flown to Hawai'i to await orders. YORKTOWNs air group was devastated during the Battle of the Coral Sea. YORKTOWN, being worked on and readied for the upcoming Midway battle, had no air group. Everything that the US had to replenish YORKTOWNs air group were very inexperienced crews and a collection of various aircraft types.
Someone finally remembered that SARATOGAs air group was just sitting around and available and, being probably one of the most combat experienced air groups available after making numerous island raids early in the war along with ENTERPRISE, decision was made to place that air group onto YORKTOWN. This decision allowed YORKTOWN to go into battle with an experienced/intact air group. Japanese doctrine did NOT allow for the transfer of air groups between their various carriers, thus eliminating a possible 5th carrier from the Midway strike group.
The carriers SHOKAKU & ZUIKAKU were at Coral Sea. SHOKAKU was severely damaged but had a relatively intact air group whilst ZUIKAKU was undamaged but suffered severe losses to her air group. BOTH ships were sent back to home waters for rest/repairs/refit. Had the Japanese transferred SHOKAKUs air group to ZUIKAKU and been at Midway, perhaps the battle may have turned out differently.
Also, during the American dive bombers flight to the Japanese carriers - believe it was McClusky's flight - a few of the dive bombers actually dropped their bombs while arming them by using the new electronic arming devices recently installed into the aircraft. Thes electronic arming devices were supposed to take the arming and bomb dropping duties away from the pilot so that he could better concentrate on flying the aircraft. However, these devices had a notorious glitch in the system and that was not worked out before the battle. Something like 6 bombs were prematurely dropped en route to the Japanese fleet and McClusky (being one of the aircraft that dropped) ordered to go into battle with the manual arming/dropping devices and ordered the other aircraft without bombs to at least go through the motion of diving and strafe the enemy ships.
Definitely worth the wait