June 4th, 1942 was a major shift in the tide of World War II. The Imperial Japanese Navy Mobile Striking Force (Kido Butai), which had led the world in the use of naval aircraft and aircraft carriers, suffered a decisive defeat at the hands of the American Navy in the Battle of Midway. The carriers Kaga, Akagi, and Soryu were fatally damaged within a five minute period of time with the forth carrier Hiryu sunk later in that evening.

This animation covers the events between 10:2710:30AM, during Lt. Commander Richard Best's attack run on the flagship of Kido Butai, Akagi.

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Music Used: "Thunder" from Filmstro