Attack on Midway

Attack on Midway
Military Installations

	Eastern Island Airfield			Sand Island float plane base		Oil Tanks	AA gun emplacements on Sand Island	Remarks
	Hangars	Buildings	Runways	Hangars	Runways	Oil Tanks	AA gun emplacements on Sand Island	Remarks
Akagi's bombers		3 set afire						In addition, 1 B-17 was destroyed on the ground by Soryu's level bombers.
Kaga's bombers				1 set afire		1
Hiryu's attack planes					1	1	1
Soryu's attack planes	1 set afire		2 spots damaged				1

Aircraft

	Shot down (air engagements)								Bombed and burned	Severely damaged by strafing
	Shot down by fighters						By attack plane		Bombed and burned	Severely damaged by strafing
	Fighters definite	Fighters probable	Bombers definite	Bombers probable	Float recco definite	Float recco probable	Fighters definite	Fighters probable	Level bombers	Fighters	Level bombers
Akagi	9	2									1
Kaga	9		2		1					1	1
Hiryu	14	4					3
Soryu	¹ 4	2					2	1	1
Total	36	8	2	0	1	0	5	1	1	1	2

1. Three by coordinated action; 1 by individual action.

Remarks:

It is assumed that the 3 Grumman fighters shot down by Soryu's fighters, were shot down through the coordinated action of only the Soryu's fighters.
The destruction of 1 B-17 was confirmed by Akagi's air personnel.
It is unknown whether the B-17 listed as set afire and the one listed as severely damaged are one and the same or not.

Grand Totals:

Fighters, 41 definitely and 9 probably. Bombers, 2 definitely. Level Bombers, 1 definitely. Float Recco, 1 definitely.

Attacks on Carriers

	Carriers	Cruisers	Enemy fighters shot down by our fighters		Enemy fighters shot down by our bombers and attack planes		Losses sustained by us
	Carriers	Cruisers	Definite	Probable	Definite	Probable	Fighters	Bombers	Attack
First attack	Enterprise class by 6 #25 bombs		5	2	2	1	3	13
Second attack	Same class by 3 torpedoes	San Francisco class by torpedoes	7	4	1	1	¹ 3		5
Total	2 of Enterprise class	1 of San Francisco class seriously damaged	12	6	3	2	6	13	5
Grand Total	2 sunk	1 damaged	15 fighters definite; 8 fighters probable				24

1. 2 of Hiryu's and 1 of Kaga's.

Last updated: April 19, 2003

Transcribed and formatted by Jerry Holden for the HyperWar Foundation