Chronology of World War II

Thursday, June 4


Aerial View of a Heavy Japanese Mogima Class Cruiser


Aerial View of a Heavy Japanese Mogima Class Cruiser
Flying dangerously close, a US Navy photographer got this spectacular aerial view of a heavy Japanese cruiser of the Mogima class, demolished by Navy bombs, in the battle of Midway, in June of 1942. Armor plate, steel decks and superstructure are a tumbled mass. (AP Photo)