The Japanese had so many planes coming at them from different directions they didnt know which way to look.
They walked right into a hornets nest. And luck was not on their side that day.
5 minutes that changed the war in the Pacific.
Remarkable. Talking to friends over in the UK they marveled at what the USA did in that short of time. In 4 months and we bombed Japan. A month more and we stood them off at Coral Sea. Then, just 7 months after Pearl Harbor, we got them at Midway. They all said that in comparison, in a few months they had to get to hell out of mainland Europe and escaped with their lives.
Unfortunately the Japs got their revenge six months after Midway in The Battle Of Iron Bottom Sound. Worst defeat for the US Navy ever.