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Which president was a World War 2 US fighter pilot?
George H. W. Bush ; he flew a TBF Avenger which was a torpedo-bomber .
What specific weapons were used in the Battle of Midway?
During the Battle of Midway, the primary weapons used included aircraft from both the U.S. and Japanese fleets. The U.S. Navy deployed dive bombers, torpedo bombers, and fighter planes, notably the Douglas SBD Dauntless, Grumman TBF Avenger, and F4F Wildcat. The Japanese forces utilized their own aircraft, including the A6M Zero fighters and the D3A dive bombers. Additionally, naval artillery from aircraft carriers and cruisers played a crucial role in the battle.
What did the fighter aircrafts do in world war 2?
They escorted the bombers to provide them with protection, sought out attacking enemy bomber forces and their escorts, provided ground support, provided fleet protection and attacked targets of opportunity every chance they had.
How many troops were in the Battle of Midway?
A few. There was the shore garrison at Midway itself, which consisted of a few thousand men. Local Defenses were incharge of Colonel Harold Shannon, Fleet Marine Force commander which consisted of C and D Companies of the 2nd Raider Battalion, USMC and the 6th Defense Battalion (Reinforced) USMC under command of Colonel Shannon. It was not expected that they could successfully repel a concentrated attack of any large force. Their participation was predominantly in providing anti-aircraft fire against the Japanese aircraft and doing their best to get planes into the air. The Army at Midway was represented by the Army Air Corps forward detachment of the 7th Air force with 17 B-17 and four B-26 with a small support staff. The Navy had 30 PBY's and six TBF's on the Island. Marine Air Group 22 contributed 28 Fighters and 34 Dive Bombers. The B-17's were probably missuesd in the role of long range patrol aircraft and despite their many claims, only one Japanese vessel was confirmed as sunk by a B-17 attack and that was a transport. The four B-26's fared no better. They mistook the US Fleet as the Japanese Invasion Fleet and bombed it. There were no friendly fire casualties. The ground forces at Midway consisted of Marine Defense Battalion of 33 officers and 810 enlisted armed with six 5" Naval Guns, 12 three inch Anti-Aircraft Guns and 60 machine guns. The Island was ill defended and could not have withstood an invasion. It didn't matter. The fleets at sea engaged, the US Fleet was victorious and the Invasion Fleet was called off. This was a major turning point in the Pacific War and stopped Japanese expansion to the East.
What escort carrier was with the USS Yorktown at the Battle of Midway?
There were no escort carriers at the Battle of Midway. The American carriers at Midway were the USS Yorktown, CV-5; USS Enterprise, CV-6; & USS Hornet, CV-8, all of the "Yorktown" class. Richard V. Horrell WW 2 Connections.com Here is a complete list of US warships at Midway, Battle of Midway: 4-7 June 1942: United States Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, Commander in Chief Carrier Striking Force Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, USN Task Force 17 (TF 17) Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, USN Task Group 17.5 (TG 17.5) Carrier Group Capt. Elliot Buckmaster, USN USS Yorktown (CV-5) -Capt. Elliot Buckmaster, USN (Yorktown was damaged by Japanese aircraft during the Battle of Midway, 4 June 1942, and sank after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-168, 7 June 1942). USS Yorktown Air Group - Lt. Comdr. Oscar Pederson, USN Fighting Squadron 3 (VF-3) Lt. Comdr. John S. Thatch, USN 25 Grumman F4F-4 (Wildcat) Bombing Squadron 3 (VB-3) Lt. Comdr. Maxwell F. Leslie, USN 18 Douglas SBD- 3 (Dauntless) Scouting Squadron 3 (VS-3) Lt. Wallace C. Short Jr., USN 19 Douglas SBD-3 (Dauntless) Torpedo Squadron 3 (VT-3) Lt. Comdr. Lance E. Massey, USN 13 Douglas TBD-1 (Devastator) Task Group 17.2 (TG 17.2) Cruiser Group Rear Admiral William W. Smith, USN USS Astoria (CA-34) USS Portland (CA-33) Task Group 17.4 (TG 17.4) Destroyer Screen Capt. Gilbert C. Hoover, USN Commander Destroyer Squadron 2 (Comdesron 2) USS Hammann (DD-412) - torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-168 following the Battle of Midway, 6 June 1942. USS Hughes (DD-410) USS Morris (DD-417) USS Anderson (DD-411) USS Russell (DD-414) USS Gwin (DD-433) Task Force 16 (TF 16) Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, USN Task Group 16.5 (TG 16.5) Carrier Group Capt. George D. Murray, USN USS Enterprise (CV-6) Capt. George D. Murray, USN USS Enterprise Air Group - Lt. Comdr. Clarence W. McClusky, USN Fighting Squadron 6 (VF-6) Lt. James S. Gray, USN 27 Grumman F4F-4 (Wildcat) Bombing Squadron 6 (VB-6) Lt. Richard H. Best, USN 19 Douglas SBD-2 and SBD-3 (Dauntless) Scouting Squadron 6 (VS-6) Lt. Wilmer E. Gallaher, USN 19 Douglas SBD-2 and SBD-3 (Dauntless) Torpedo Squadron 6 (VT-6) Lt. Comdr. Eugene E. Lindsey, USN 14 Douglas TBD-1 (Devastator) USS Hornet (CV-8) Capt. Marc A. Mitscher, USN USS Hornet Air Group - Lt. Comdr. Stanhope C. Ring, USN Fighting Squadron 8 (VF-8) Lt. Comdr. Samuel G. Mitchell, USN 27 Grumman F4F-4 (Wildcat) Bombing Squadron 8 (VB-8) Lt. Comdr. Robert R. Johnson, USN 19 Douglas SBD-2 and SBD-3 (Dauntless) Scouting Squadron 8 (VS-8) Lt. Comdr. Walter F. Rodee, USN 18 Douglas SBD-1, SBD-2, and SBD-3 (Dauntless) Torpedo Squadron 8 (VT-8) Lt. Comdr. John C. Waldron, USN 15 Douglas TBD-1 (Devastator) Task Group 16.2 (TG 16.2) Cruiser Group Rear Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid, USN Commander Cruiser Division 6 (Comcrudiv 6) USS New Orleans (CA-32) USS Minneapolis (CA-36) USS Vincennes (CA-44) USS Northampton (CA-26) USS Pensacola (CA-24) USS Atlanta (CL-51) Task Group 16.4 (TG 16.4) Destroyer Screen Capt. Alexander R. Early, USN Commander Destroyer Squadron 1 (Comdesron 1) USS Phelps (DD-360) USS Worden (DD-352) USS Monaghan (DD-354) USS Aylwin (DD-355) Destroyer Squadron 6 (Desron 6) Capt. Edward P. Sauer, USN USS Balch (DD-363) USS Conyngham (DD-371) USS Benham (DD-397) USS Ellet (DD-398) USS Maury (DD-401) Oiler Group USS Cimarron (AO-22) USS Platte (AO-24) USS Dewey (DD-349) USS Monssen (DD-436) Submarines Rear Admiral Robert H. English, USN Commander Submarine Force Pacific Fleet (ComSubPac) Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Task Group 7.1 (TG 7.1) Midway Patrol Group USS Cachalot (SS-170) USS Flying Fish (SS-229) USS Tambor (SS-198) USS Trout (SS-202) USS Grayling (SS-209) USS Nautilus (SS-168) USS Grouper (SS-214) USS Dolphin (SS-169) USS Gato (SS-212) USS Cuttlefish (SS-171) USS Gudgeon (SS-211) USS Grenadier (SS-210) Task Group 7.2 (TG 7.2) "Roving Short-Stops" USS Narwhal (SS-167) USS Plunger (SS-179) USS Trigger (SS-237) Task Group 7.3 (TG 7.3) North of Oahu Patrol USS Tarpon (SS-175) USS Pike (SS-173) USS Finback (SS-230) USS Growler (SS-215) Shore-Based Air, Midway Capt. Cyril T. Simard, USN Patrol Wing 1 Detachment (Patwing 1 Det) Comdr. Massie Hughes, USN Patrol Wing 2 Detachment (Patwing 2 Det) Lt. Comdr. Robert Brixner, USN 32 Consolidated PBY-5 and PBY-5A (Catalina) Torpedo Squadron 8 Detachment (VT-8 Det) Lt. Langdon K. Fieberling, USN 6 Grumman TBF (Avenger) Marine Aircraft Group 22 (MAG 22) 2ND Marine Air Wing Lt. Col. Ira L. Kimes, USMC Marine Fighting Squadron 221 (VMF-221) Maj. Floyd B. Parks, USMC Capt. Kirk Armistead, USMC 20 Brewster F2A-3 (Buffalo) 7 Grumman F4F-3 (Wildcat) Marine Scouting-Bombing Squadron 241 (VMSB-241) Maj. Lofton R. Henderson, USMC Maj. Benjamin W. Norris, USMC Capt. Marshall A. Tyler, USMC 11 Vought SB2U-3 (Vindicator) 16 Douglas SBD-2 (Dauntless) Seventh Army Air Force Detachment Major General Willis P. Hale, USA Capt. James F. Collins, USA 4 Martin B-26 (Marauder) Lt. Col. Walter C. Sweeney Jr., USA 13 Boeing B-17 (Flying Fortress) Maj. G.A. Blakey, USA: 6 Boeing B-17 (Flying Fortress) Midway Local Defenses Capt. Cyril T. Simard, USN 6TH Marine Defense Battalion (reinforced), Fleet Marine Force, Col. Harold D. Shannon, USMC Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 1 (MBTRON 1) Lt. Clinton McKellar Jr., USN Midway Island: PT-20 PT-21 PT-22 PT-24 PT-25 PT-26 PT-27 PT-28 Kure Island: MBTRON 1 detachment: PT-29, PT-30. Also 4 small Patrol Craft deployed along lesser reefs and islands of Hawaiian Group French Frigate Shoals: USS Thornton (AVD-11) USS Ballard (AVD-10) USS Clark (DD-361) USS Kaloli (AOG-13) Pearl and Hermes Reef: USS Crystal (PY-25) USS Vireo (ATO-144) Lisianski, Gardner Pinnacles, Laysan and Necker 4 YPs (converted tuna boats) Midway Refueling Unit, Comdr. Harry R. Thurber, USN: USS Guadalupe, USS Blue (DD-387), USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390) USS Long Island (CVE-1) was with Battle Group1 under Adm Pye. We were the back-up,5 old BBs 1 CA and 5 DDs We were too slow to join the CVs only 17 knots. If the Japs won at Midway we were to try to stop them from hitting Hawaii and San Francisco. The Jap Carriers would have sunk us all, but without carriers we would have had very good chance We were 1200 miles NW of SFO
What does tbf stand for?
To be Fair
What does tbf mean?
To Be Frank/Fair
What does tbf meean on facebook?
To be honest
What does tbf mean in text language?
To Be Fair
What does tbf mean in slang?
To be frank (to be honest)
What does tbf mean in baseball?
Total Batters Faced.
What religion must attend pilgrimage?
dont have a clue tbf
What does TBF mean in GSM?
Temporary Block Flow in GPRS
What does the medical abbreviation TBF mean?
Total Body Failure
What is a teacher who does not undertakes his profession faithfully called?
An idiot, or TBF; to be fired.
Do you have to collect your exam results in person?
yes i thik you doo tbf :_)
What is TBF in baseball stats?
IP means innings pitched WP means either wild pitch or winning pitcher TBF i think means total batters faced
