“ By the afternoon, only one Japanese carrier remained: Hiryū. It’s believed Best’s bomb was one of four to strike the vessel, making him the first pilot to successfully bomb two Japanese aircraft ...

After this prototype was shipped to Japan, it launched a new ... into the carrier air wings for the Akagi, Kaga, Hōshō and Ryūjō aircraft carriers. Additionally, the B2M was flown by units ...

Fifteen minutes later, Birchall and five other survivors were picked up by a destroyer and later transferred aboard the Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi, to Japan. Three of the “Cat” crew were badly ...