The Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu, the last survivor at Midway, is the topic of today's video. A modified variant of the preceding Soryu design, Hiryu was a medium sized carrier that served well. Even if it was a short service life, in the end.
She was the last of the Japanese carriers standing at Midway, and it was her planes that would cripple USS Yorktown. Before being sunk, in turn, the next day.
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