Chronology of World War II
Thursday, June 4
Torpedo Bombers Ready to Launch from
Enterprise
TBD-1 torpedo bombers of Torpedo Squadron Six unfold their wings on the deck of USS
Enterprise
prior to launching an attack against four Japanese carriers on the first day of the Battle of Midway. Launched on the morning of June 4, 1942, against the Japanese carrier fleet during the Battle of Midway, the squadron lost ten of fourteen aircraft during their attack. (US Navy)