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Japanese Navy sails towards Midway Island. It has four forces. One is charged with the invasion of the Aleutian Islands, which are located off the Alaskan coast, while the other three are to go to Midway Island and attack the USN fleet.
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The final Force leaves Japan.
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The Northern Force begins its operation to take the Aleutian Island chain and divert USN forces to the region.
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American fighter aircraft undertakes heavy losses but forces the Japanese Navy to launch a second attack.
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At 7:28AM, a Japanese plane spots ten undetermined USN surface ships northeast of the Japanese Midway invasion force.
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All incoming USN Devastator attackers are shot down by Japanese Zero fighters in the span of six minutes.
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The three Japanese carriers - Kaga, Soryu and Akagi - are struck with bombs and ultimately sunk and the Japanese carrier Hiryu is scuttled.
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At 4:30AM, the bombing of Midway Island begins with aircraft from Japan's First Carrier Strike Force.
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At 7:52AM, the USS Enterprise and USS Hornet launch their dive bombers and torpedo planes.
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Between 9:30AM and 10:00AM, Torpedo planes from the USS Enterprise and USS Hornet begin their attacks on the Japanese carriers.
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The island of Kiska is taken by Japanese forces.
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The island of Attu is taken by Japanese force.
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The US final attack crippled Japanese naval air power. The enemy suffered four lost carriers and the majority of its air fleet. The battle was a decisive victory for the United States that ended the Japan threat to the Hawaiian Islands and the United States mainland.
