World War II; Battle of Midway; 4-7 June 1942 (Naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy and the United States Navy).The deck of aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) on 4 June 1942 between 7:30 and 7:40 a.m. Preparations are underway for the launch of fourteen Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo bombers and ten Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter aircraft of Torpedo Squadron Six (VT-6): eleven TBD in starting position; in the background on the right USS Pensacola (CA-24); an air defence destroyer on the left.Photo; June 4; 1942.