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LOSSES IN THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY JUNE 3-7, 1942 Ships Sunk Ships Sunk Carriers: Carriers: Akagi, Hiryu, Kaga, Soryu USS Yorktown Cruisers: Cruisers: Mikuma None Destroyers: Destroyers: None USS Hammann TOTAL CARRIERS LOST: 4 TOTAL CARRIERS LOST: 1 TOTAL CRUISERS LOST: 1 TOTAL CRUISERS LOST: 0 TOTAL DESTROYERS LOST: 0 TOTAL DESTROYERS LOST: 1 Ships With Severe Damage Ships With Severe Damage Cruisers: None Mogami Ships With Medium Damage Ships With Medium Damage Destroyers: None Arashio, Asashio Ships With Slight Damage Ships With Slight Damage Oilers: None Akebono Maru Destroyers: Tanikaze Battleships: Haruna Aircraft Loss Aircraft Loss Carrier Aircraft Lost: 261 Carrier Aircraft Lost: 109 Mitsubishi A6M2, Grumman F4F-3/-4, "Zero" Fighter "Wildcat" Fighter Aichi D3A1, "Val" Douglas SBD-2/-3, "Dauntless" Dive Carrier Bomber Bomber Nakajima B5N2, "Kate" Carrier Douglas TBD-1, "Devastator" Attack Plane Torpedo Bomber Lost in Midway Air Strike: 6 Shore Based Aircraft Lost: Lost in Combat Air Patrol: 12 Marine: 28 Lost in Attacks Against U.S. Carriers: 24 Douglas SBD-2, "Dauntless" Dive Lost with Carriers when They Sunk: 219 Bomber TOTAL: 261 Vought SB2U-3, "Vindicator" Dive Bomber Grumman F4F-3, "Wildcat" Fighter Brewster F2A-3, "Buffalo" Fighter Fighters Being Ferried Lost: 21 Seaplanes Lost: 10 TOTAL: 31 Navy: 6 Grumman TBF-1, "Avenger" Torpedo Bomber Consolidated PBY-5/-5A, "Catalina" Search and Rescue Plane Army: 2 Martin B-26, "Marauder" Bomber **TOTAL AIRCRAFT LOST: 292 **TOTAL AIRCRAFT LOST: 145 **These figures appear to be the most accurate number of American and Japanese planes lost after reviewing the historic accounts of the battle from multiple sources. Casualties Casualties Japanese: 2500 United States: 307 .

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