The Battle of Midway [John Ford's "The Battle of Midway" (1942) Digitally Restored]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW8tQ_6dqS8 ^ | June 1, 2012

[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

U.S. Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bombers from the USS Hornet about to attack the burning Japanese cruiser Mikuma for the third time on 6 June 1942

REMEMBER: June 4–7, 1942: the Battle of Midway, a turning point in World War II in the Pacific. The Imperial Japanese Navy had been undefeated until that time and out-numbered the American naval forces by four to one.

Timeline of the Battle of Midway (acc. to William Koenig) 4 June

04:30 First Japanese takeoff against Midway Islands 04:30 10 planes (Yorktown) begin to search for the Japanese ships 05:34 Japanese ships detected by Yorktown airplanes 07:10 1 Avenger and 4 B26 of US-Army (from Midway I.) attack 07:50 67 Dive-, 29 Torpedo-bombers, 20 Wildcats takeoff (Spruance) 07:55 16 Dive bombers of the US-Navy (from Midway I.) attack 08:10 17 B17 (from Midway Islands) attack 08:20 11 Bombers of the US-Navy (from Midway I.) attack 09:06 12 Torpedo-, 17 dive-bombers, 6 Wildcats takeoff (Yorktown) 09:18 Nagumo to Northeast 09:25 15 airplanes (Hornet) attack 09:30 14 airplanes (Enterprise) attack 10:00 12 T-Bombers (Yorktown) attack 10:25 37 Dive bombers (Enterprise) attack on Akagi and Kaga 10:25 17 Dive bombers (Yorktown) attack on Soryu 11:00 18 Vals and 6 Zekes takeoff from Hiryu 12:05 First attack on Yorktown 13:30 24 Dive bombers takeoff against Hiryu (Spruance) 13:31 10 Kates and 6 Zekes take off from Hiryu 13:40 Yorktown again in service with 18 kn 14:30 Second attack on Yorktown 15:00 Yorktown abandoned 16:10 Soryu sunk 17:00 Dive bombers attack on Hiryu 19:25 Kaga sunk

5 June

05:00 Akagi sunk 09:00 Hiryu sunk

Data from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Midway http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/worldwari1/p/Midway.htm

[gaijin]

Later

[JoeProBono]

[fso301]

Never knew Midway had mountains but there they are at the 7:42 mark.

[Calvin Locke]

The Japanese record of the events is interesting. They made sure to document the moving of the emperor’s picture when abandoning ship.

[M Kehoe]

Never knew Midway had mountains but there they are at the 7:42 mark.

Interesting, because Midway doesn't have mountains.

5.56mm

[Boomer One]

There was a time when God truly favored a nation that served him.

[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

ALSO INTERESTING: https://books.google.com/books?id=Oe4AOVHkJ9oC&pg=PA236&lpg=PA236&dq=is+it+true+Filming+of+Midway+with+heston+was+being+done+when+Japan+bombers+came&source=bl&ots=XdnvXJzuAk&sig=9tvQMvitrWT9KXjnlESZqLYblWo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=S1prVaYRi6iDBO32g9gJ&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=is%20it%20true%20Filming%20of%20Midway%20with%20heston%20was%20being%20done%20when%20Japan%20bombers%20came&f=false

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Agreed. I fear we have abandoned him which can have drastic consequences for such a nation.

[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

I cannot document Midway photos. However, this information and photo may be helpful: "Midway Atoll is part of a chain of volcanic islands, atolls, and seamounts extending from Hawaii up to the tip of the Aleutian Islands and known as the Hawaii-Emperor chain. Infrastructure: The atoll has some 20 miles (32 km) of roads, 4.8 miles (7.7 km) of pipelines, one port on Sand Island (World Port Index Nr. 56328, MIDWAY ISLAND), and an airfield. As of 2004, Henderson Field airfield at Midway Atoll, with its one active runway (rwy 06/24, around 8,000 feet (2,400 m) long) has been designated as an emergency diversion airport for aircraft flying under ETOPS rules. Although the FWS closed all airport operations on November 22, 2004, public access to the island was restored from March 2008.[10] Eastern Island Airstrip is a disused airfield in use by U.S. forces during the Battle of Midway. It is mostly constructed of Marsden Matting and was built by the United States Navy Seabees. Unique among the Hawaiian islands, Midway observes UTC-11 (also known as Samoa Time), eleven hours behind Coordinated Universal Time and one hour behind the state of Hawaii."

[RedMDer]

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[RedMDer]

Thank you for posting this.

[yarddog]

I don’t think I have seen that one. The later movie was pretty good.

I have always liked Charlton Heston but for some reason did not like his character in “Midway”.

[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

You are absolutely welcome.

BTW, “director John ford served as the commander of a U.S. Navy photographic unit & in that capacity he wrote and photographed a seventeen minute documentary that detailed the first American victory in the Pacific War. Though subject to wartime censorship... there is dramatic combat footage chot by Ford himself during the Japanese preliminary bombing raid on Midway Island.”
https://books.google.com/books?id=Oe4AOVHkJ9oC&pg=PA236&lpg=PA236&dq=is+it+true+Filming+of+Midway+with+heston+was+being+done+when+Japan+bombers+came&source=bl&ots=XdnvXJzuAk&sig=9tvQMvitrWT9KXjnlESZqLYblWo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=S1prVaYRi6iDBO32g9gJ&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=is%20it%20true%20Filming%20of%20Midway%20with%20heston%20was%20being%20done%20when%20Japan%20bombers%20came&f=false

[RedMDer]

Good stuff.

[fso301]

Interesting, because Midway doesn't have mountains.

Well then, did someone splice some post-1942 video into the video of Ford's?

[M Kehoe]

Hi. From what I'm seeing and being told, it is possible the camera angle is the culprit. Just a guess.

5.56mm

[Jane Long]

Really, really enjoyed that. The voice overs and score so typical of the time. Loved the tally posting, at the very end.

Thanks much for posting.

[Hugin]

Highest point on the island is about 40 ft. It does have an interesting geographic history, being both a volcanic island and a coral atoll. It was originally a volcanic island about the size of Lana’i. The weight of the island depressed the seabed to the point that it sunk below the surface, and a coral atoll was formed around the crater.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_Atoll

[righttackle44]

There was a time when God truly favored a nation that served him.

He still does. Psalm 33:12 - "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance."

If you're speaking of the United States, then surely you must know that America has not served God for a long, long time. American has slipped to the Romans 1:18-32 status.