Verrrrrry lucky hit on the Akagi:
It was the very last US bomb available, in that attack, and it was the last carrier sunk in this phase of Midway.
Had instead this Dick Best bomb gone to the other two, earlier sinkings, then this one would not have happened.
THIS is the hit that was considerably enhanced by the many bombs and fuel lines strewn around the aircraft hangar.
Had he hit in many other places, this single-bomb sinking might have been in doubt.
The fourth segment of WWII in color on Netflix is entirely devoted to the Battle of Midway. It is a 1 hour show with the actual footage from the attack. Also, there is footage from the Japanese ships too.
They also briefly went over the Battle of the Coral Sea.
Actually it was VERY skillful
From “Shattered Sword”
The chapter entitled ‘The Iron Fist — 1030 - 1030
“Best was a noted dive-bomber pilot and had a reputation for both boldness and consummate skill. In the words of Best’s backseater, Aviation Chief Radioman James F. Murray, ‘Nobody pushed his dive steeper or held it longer than Dick.’ His 1,000-pound payload sliced through the flight deck and exploded in the upper hangar amid the ‘kanko’ parked there.”