Causes Of The Yorktown Attack

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At noon, the Yorktown launched scout planes to search for any remaining survivors of the Kido Butai, as the final Japanese carrier, the Hiryu, launched all of its torpedo planes and fighters to attack American carriers. As the American bombers returning to the Yorktown from the attack on the Kido Butai, the radar alerted that Japanese planes on the approach. Bomber planes that had not yet landed on the Yorktown, turned to intercept the Japanese; killing ten and two others were taken out by anti-aircraft firing. The Japanese planes, that were able to get through, made three strikes against the Yorktown. One hit the wooden flight deck ripping a hole in it, another hit the funnel, which stopped the engines, and the third went through four decks exploding deep inside. …show more content…
Those that stayed on the Yorktown were able to repair it and all fires were under control leaving the Yorktown to begin flight operations again. Two hours after the first attack, radar on the Yorktown indicated the second wave of Japanese planes were on the approach; some planes launched were able to intercept the Japanese planes and shot several down. The Japanese planes that had been launched were to attack the Enterprise, instead they had found the Yorktown and mistook it for the Enterprise. The Japanese planes that were able to get through Yorktown defenses were able to strike with two torpedoes. The Yorktown lost all power again and began to flood. The order was given to abandon ship. As the Japanese are making their second attack against the Yorktown, the Enterprise launched scout planes find the last of the Kido Butai and the submarine Nautilus made its final approach on the

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