Nakajima E8N
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The Nakajima E8N was a ship-borne catapult-launched reconnaissance seaplane designed and produced by the Japanese aviation manufacturer Nakajima Aircraft Company. Flown by the Imperial Japanese Navy A
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An IJN E8N flying by the Japanese aircraft carriers Sōryū and Ryujo, 1938
A E8N alighting the ocean
Battle of Midway
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The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that took place on 4–7 June 1942, six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of
Nakajima E8N
…already in the process of replacing the E8N, however, numerous aircraft were in frontline service during the first few months of the conflict. During the Battle of Midway, one E8N launched from the battleship Haruna to perform aerial reconnaissance during the Battle of Midway. In general, though, they were soon replaced…
USS Yorktown at the moment of impact by a Japanese torpedo, 4 June 1942
Midway Atoll, several months before the battle. Eastern Island (with the airfield) is in the foreground, and the larger Sand Island is in the background to the west.
USS Yorktown at Pearl Harbor days before the battle.
Akagi (April 1942)