USSYorktown (CV-5) was an aircraft carrier that served in the United States Navy during World War II.Named after the Battle of Yorktown in 1781, she was commissioned in 1937. Yorktown was the lead ship of the Yorktown class, which was designed on the basis of lessons learned from operations with the converted battlecruisers of the Lexington class and the smaller purpose-built USS Ranger. OnDecember 7, 1941, Japanese destroyers shelled the facilities at Naval Air Station Midway. By June 1942, PBY Catalinas and B-17s were stationed on Midway, along with 4,000 American personnel. The five-day battle, fought from June 3-7, 1942, encompassed an area the size of the contiguous United States. Japanese and American ships fought at Midway 1976 | Maturity Rating: PG | 2h 11m | Action. A US Navy captain and his fighter-pilot son are swept up in the pivotal 1942 battle that would turn the tide against Japan's Pacific fleet during WWII. Starring: Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn. Releasedate: Nov 08, 2019. Though it isn't immediately apparent, this film's look at the battle of Midway revolves largely around one real-life fighter pilot who, as depicted here, wouldn't 7N1zx.

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