As this reporter argued in an article in The National Interest published on January 23, 2025, the U.S. Navy’s Douglas SBD ...

aircraft carriers—the Kaga, Akagi, Sōryū, and Hiryū—during the Battle of Midway in June 1942, one of the most decisive naval battles in history. But as impressive as the “Slow But Deadly ...

On this day, Best and his SBD Dauntless will take part in the sinking of 2 of the 4 Japanese carriers lost in the battle. The Akagi went down as a result of Best's accurate bomb drop and his was ...