Also Midway Island is never given enough credit. Although they failed to hit any targets, their continual attacks cost the Japanese valuable time to rearm and recover aircraft.
And scouting.
“Also Midway Island is never given enough credit. Although they failed to hit any targets, their continual attacks cost the Japanese valuable time to rearm and recover aircraft.”
If I’m not mistaken a Midway PBY did score a torpedo hit on an oiler and the first strikes on the cruisers Mikuma and Mogami were from SBD Dauntless dive bombers from Midway.