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In the 4-7 June 1942 Battle of Midway, American Navy dive bombers flying off aircraft carriers, defeated the Japanese. Against American losses of 1 aircraft carrier, 1 destroyer, 150 aircraft and 307 sailors and aviators killed, the Japanese lost 4 aircraft carriers, 1 heavy cruiser, 248 planes, and 3,057 sailors and aviators killed.

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United States planes wrecked the Japanese invasion fleet at the battle of?

Battle of Midway US naval aircraft sank the four Japanese aircraft carriers that were supporting the invasion force.


What happened at the midway battle?

In the midway battle the American planes and ship defeated the Japanese ones.


How did admiral chester nimitz learn of the Japanese planes at the Battle of Midway?

From intercepted messages


What was the importance of the battle of leyte gulf?

The Japanese launched Kamikaze raids. in these suicide-plane attacks, Japanese pilots crashed their planes into allied ships supporting the invasion. Still, Japan lost so many ships in the Battle of Leyte Gulf that the Japanese Navy was essentially knocked out the war


Why Japanese lose the Battle of Midway?

The Japanese lost the Battle of Midway because the Japanese planes were away or refueling when the American Planes found the Japanese carriers. The American planes scored direct hits on three Japanese carriers and sent them to the bottom of the Pacific. The Japanese wer efocused on taking Midway Island as a base to attack Hawaii and the rest of the US. The Americans wanted to stop them. The American PBY Catalina search plane discovered the Japanese force and allowed the Americans to coordinate better, while the Japanese were attacking the unmovable island. Another major reason the Americans won, was because of the efforts of the fire and repair teams of the USS Yorktown at the battle of the coral sea. She suffered a direct hit and was able to be repaired in the shirt time between the battles. the japanese were not expecting another carrier to be in the battle.

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US planes wrecked the Japanese invasion fleet at the Battle of what June 3 - 6 1942.?

That was the Battle of Midway.


US planes wrecked the Japanese invasion fleet at the Battle of June 3 - 6 1942.?

That was the Battle of Midway.


United States planes wrecked the Japanese invasion fleet at the battle of?

Battle of Midway US naval aircraft sank the four Japanese aircraft carriers that were supporting the invasion force.


Did US planes wreck the Japanese invasion fleet at the Battle of Midway?

The actual invasion ships were not heavily damaged, but the Japanese carriers supporting the invasion (all of which had earlier attacked Pearl Harbor) were destroyed by planes from the US carriers.Only two attacks were made on the Japanese invasion force at the Battle of Midway, both by Midway-based aircraft. The attacks only succeeded in damaging one vessel. The most damage was done to the Japanese carrier strike force by carrier-based dive-bombers, which sank all four enemy carriers.


What happened at the midway battle?

In the midway battle the American planes and ship defeated the Japanese ones.


Where did the planes of the sunken Japanese carriers of the Battle of Midway land?

Ocean


The allies sunk all four Japanese carriers and 250 planes at?

The Battle of Midway


How did admiral chester nimitz learn of the Japanese planes at the Battle of Midway?

From intercepted messages


What was the importance of the battle of leyte gulf?

The Japanese launched Kamikaze raids. in these suicide-plane attacks, Japanese pilots crashed their planes into allied ships supporting the invasion. Still, Japan lost so many ships in the Battle of Leyte Gulf that the Japanese Navy was essentially knocked out the war


What naval battle was fought entirely by air in World War 2?

The first major naval battle where the opposing sides used aircraft was the Battle of Midway between the United States and Japan. Battle of Midway, decisive naval engagement of World War II, which gave the United States sea power over the Japanese. It was fought in June 1942 near the Midway Islands by Japanese and U.S. aircraft carriers.In early June, American naval reconnaissance planes observed, at a distance of 966 km (600 mi) a Japanese armada of some 185 ships advancing on the Midway Islands. On June 4 American fighters and bombers, sent from Midway airfields, and three aircraft carriers attacked the Japanese fleet. At the same time Japanese carrier-based planes attacked aircraft installations on Midway in preparation for an invasion; damage, however, was not sufficient to prevent the American planes from refueling and taking off again. During the ensuing battle between the American and Japanese naval forces, the two fleets neither saw each other nor exchanged gunfire; all contact was made by Japanese carrier-based planes and American land- and carrier-based planes. By the night of June 6, when contact by aircraft between the two fleets was lost, the defeat of the Japanese was accomplished. Losses for the Japanese combatants included four aircraft carriers, two cruisers, and three destroyers; those for the Americans were the aircraft carrier Yorktown and one destroyer.The victory at Midway terminated a major Japanese attempt to capture the islands as a possible prelude to an invasion of Hawaii. The success of the operation, only a month after the important but indecisive Battle of the Coral Sea, effectively tipped the balance of sea power in the Pacific Ocean in favor of the United States.


What did they call the air battle that preceded the battle of saipan?

The Battle of Saipan was fought on Saipan, an island in the chain of islands known as the Mariana Islands. The "Marianas Turkey Shoot" was the Air Battle, and a huge turning point in the Pacific Theater. US Navy Sea planes fought Japanese Imperial Land based planes during this battle over Saipan and the surrounding islands, and the Japanese lost most of their remaining experienced pilots as the US inflicted heavy casualities without many losses of their own pilots and planes.


Why Japanese lose the Battle of Midway?

The Japanese lost the Battle of Midway because the Japanese planes were away or refueling when the American Planes found the Japanese carriers. The American planes scored direct hits on three Japanese carriers and sent them to the bottom of the Pacific. The Japanese wer efocused on taking Midway Island as a base to attack Hawaii and the rest of the US. The Americans wanted to stop them. The American PBY Catalina search plane discovered the Japanese force and allowed the Americans to coordinate better, while the Japanese were attacking the unmovable island. Another major reason the Americans won, was because of the efforts of the fire and repair teams of the USS Yorktown at the battle of the coral sea. She suffered a direct hit and was able to be repaired in the shirt time between the battles. the japanese were not expecting another carrier to be in the battle.