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

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Caption     Fatally damaged Japanese aircraft falling toward Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 4 Jun 1942; note top of a sandbag in foreground ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Midway, US Pacific Islands
Date 4 Jun 1942
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