[rmlew]

VT-8 was just one of 4 squadrons, if you include the majority which were based on Midway itself. There were a total of 99 Torpedo Bombers and rigged two-engine bombers making torpedo runs. Only 7 made it home.
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[tophat9000]

VT-8 was just one of 4 squadrons, if you include the majority which were based on Midway itself. There were a total of 99 Torpedo Bombers and rigged two-engine bombers making torpedo runs. Only 7 made it home.

Also technically VT-8 was not completely loss that day

There was a (four?) aircraft detachment of VT-8 training up on the new TBF and had not jointed up with the Hornet yet but was rushed to Midway and launched from Midway on a separate mission..

All but one TBF was lost but one shot-up TBF made it back to Midway... so much for the older TBD's being the issue... any America aircraft flying the slow and low torpedo run profile that day got total hell.