Fatally damaged Japanese aircraft falling toward Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 4 Jun 1942; note top of a sandbag in foreground

Caption   Fatally damaged Japanese aircraft falling toward Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 4 Jun 1942; note top of a sandbag in foreground ww2dbase
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Photos on Same Day 4 Jun 1942
Photos at Same Place Midway, US Pacific Islands
Added By C. Peter Chen
Added Date 3 Jun 2014

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