555K views · 10K reactions | Dusty Kleiss is a bonafide American hero: a veteran pilot of the Battle of Midway, and one of the most effective dive bombers in U.S. military history. Watch Battle of Midway: The True Story on Paramount+. https://bit.ly/3tda7EK | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Facebook

On June 4, 1942, U.S. Navy dive bombers led by pilots like Norman “Dusty” Kleiss turned the tide of the Pacific War at the Battle of Midway. After American codebreakers uncovered Japan’s plans, Admiral Nimitz deployed carriers Enterprise, Hornet, and Yorktown to ambush the Japanese fleet. In just six minutes, dive bombers destroyed four Japanese carriers-Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, and Hiryu-the same ships that had struck Pearl Harbor. The victory cost 362 American lives but crippled Japan’s naval air p

2K reactions · 902 shares | Four veterans who survived the Battle of Midway were invited to an early screening, watch this 60-second documentary about their experience. Midway Movie is in theatres everywhere Friday! | Elevation Pictures | Facebook