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When Dive Bombers Sank Aircraft Carriers at Midway

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Summary
Nutrition label

65% Informative

Japanese bombers and their fighter escorts mercilessly blast through the defending American aircraft and barrel on towards their target.

The Americans put up a fierce resistance, bringing down at least 5 Japanese aircraft and damaging many more.

Despite causing great destruction, the Japanese failed to neutralize US air power with the American runways remaining intact.

Best and his squadron prepare to make an attack run on the Akagi , Admiral Nagumo 's flagship.

The first 3 bombers miss but the Kaga is plunged into chaos as orders are screened across the deck for the men to crank every gun skyward.

Only two wingmen, Ed Kroger and Ensign Frederick Weber are close enough to see his frantic signals and hold up.

Best leads the free plane formation to bank right, climbing back up to 14,000 feet .

Battle of Midway had been won, thanks to Dick Best's bombs.

Best's bomb slams into a ship, striking her Ford elevator and blowing part of it into Hiryu 's small island.

He looks to his side to see bullets rake his wingman Fred Weber 's aircraft.

VR Score

73

Informative language

75

Neutral language

51

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

30

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

detected

Time-value

short-lived

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