On June 3rd, 1942, an American PBY Catalina patrol plane discovered the Japanese invasion force near Midway Island, an event that would prove critical in confirming the target and allowing Admiral ...
Click to open image viewer. Radar, twin .50 caliber guns in a power-driven bow turret, tall tail with a taller vertical fin first seen on the PBN-1; outrigger floats from each wingtip, hinged to fold ...