Well it was 97 most of the day for me Oakranger, glad I was inside!
Here's some more info on the Midway torpedo attack.
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/midway/mid-4a.htm" Midway-based Torpedo Attacks on the Japanese Carrier Striking Force, 4 June 1942
Ten torpedo planes were among the aircraft launched from Midway's Eastern Island airfield as the Japanese raid approached in the early morning of 4 June 1942. Four were Army Air Force B-26 "Marauder" medium bombers, which had been modified to each carry a Navy Mark XIII aerial torpedo. The other six were a detachment of the same Torpedo Squadron Eight (VT-8) that flew from USS Hornet. Unlike their shipborne squadronmates, this group operated the newly-introduced TBF-1 "Avenger" torpedo plane, which had much better performance than the older TBD-1 "Devastator".
These ten torpedo planes were the first to encounter the Japanese carrier fleet, soon after 7:00 AM, and they received the intense and deadly attentions of the defending combat air patrol. Only one of the Navy TBFs survived, much shot up with one crewman killed. Two of the four Army planes got through. However, none of the torpedo planes hit a Japanese ship.
This page features views of the surviving VT-8 TBF-1 torpedo bomber, and of the crew of one of the Army B-26s that survived this attack."
Here's a photo of one of the B-26 crews from Midway;
And here's the writeup;
"Photo #: USAF 22850 AC
Battle of Midway, June 1942
Crew of U.S. Army Air Force First Lieutenant James Muri's B-26, who made a torpedo attack on a Japanese aircraft carrier during the early morning of 4 June 1942. The plane had more than 500 bullet holes when it landed at Midway following this action. 1st. Lt. Muri is second from left, in the front row."
Photo of the only TBF to make it back,
"Photo #: 80-G-17063
Battle of Midway, June 1942
Grumman TBF-1 (Bureau # 00380) "Avenger" of Torpedo Squadron Eight (VT-8), photographed at Midway, 25 June 1942, prior to shipment back to the United States for post-battle evaluation.
Badly shot-up, this plane was the only survivor of six Midway-based VT-8 TBFs that had attacked the Japanese carrier force in the morning of 4 June. The plane's pilot was Ensign Albert K. Earnest. Crew were Radioman 3rd Class Harrier H. Ferrier and Seaman 1st Class Jay D. Manning. Manning, who was operating the .50 caliber machinegun turret, was killed in action with Japanese fighters during the attack."
