The Japanse Story of the Battle of Midway

SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE NO. 3

Summary of Attacking Enemy Aircraft

Time	Number of Sorties against---							Number of Aircraft
Time	Akagi	Kaga	Hiryu	Soryu	Haruna	Tone	Chikuma	Number of Aircraft
5 June 0230
0300	1 flying boat		1 flying boat	1 flying boat	1 flying boat	1 flying boat	1 flying boat	2 flying boats
0330	...do...		...do...	...do...	...do...	...do...	...do...
0400						3 attack	About 10 attack
0430	9 attack in groups of 4 and 5	9 level attack	9 level attack		8 attack	Several attack		9 attack 9 level attack
			9 attack	9 attack	4 level attack	1 flying boat	6 attack
	9 level attack		3 attack		4 attack
0500	16 attack	3 bombers	9 bombers	5 attack	3 bombers		6 to 9 attack	4 fighters 14 attacks 12 bombers 18 level
	9 bombers		4 fighters		3 level
			9 level
			4 attack
0515			6 bombers	10 bombers	3 attack	Large group of attack	Large group of bombers
			2 level			3 bombers
			4 attack			10 bombers
0530	12 attack	17 attack	3 bombers		14 attack	Several attack	16 attack
0530			14 attack			15 attack	18 level
0540				2 level (escaped into clouds)	14 level (escaped into clouds)
0550						1 flying boat	14 attack (escaped into clouds)	1 flying boat
0600
0610
0620	18 attack	17 attack			Several attack			18 attacks
0620					15 attack			18 attacks
0630				17 attack				14 attack 9 bombers 9 fighters 9 bombers
0640	14 attack	14 attack			14 attack
0650		3 bombers			7 attack 3 bombers
0700	15 attack		14 attack		15 attack		Dozen attacks
0710					8 attack	15 attack		30 bombers 15 attack 2 flying boats
0720	12 bombers	30 bombers	10 bombers 16 attack		8 attack	15 attack
0730	3 bombers		5 attack	12 bombers	Several bombers	3 bombers	2 flying boats
0740						Several attack (escaped into clouds)
0800						A group	10 attack (several attacks retired)
1100
1130			2 flying boats		2 flying boats	2 planes	2 flying boats
1200
1300
1330
1400							6 bombers	14 bombers
1410			13 bombers		14 bombers	2 bombers 3 bombers
1420			2 bombers			3 bombers	9 bombers
1430			2 level			7 bombers
1440					6 level	3 bombers 3 bombers	9 bombers
1450					3 bombers, several attack		1 level
1500							A Group
1510					1 flying boat	1 flying boat	6 bombers 2 bombers 3 attack	1 flying boat 6 bombers 3 attack 3 level
1520					6 attack 6 level	6 attack 5 level
1530			2 level		12 attacks (retired)	2 level	2 to 3 level

Total number of enemy planes during first attack: 70 attack planes; 51 bombers; 13 fighters; 27 level; 5 flying boats.

Total number of enemy planes during second attack: 27 bombers; 8 attack planes; 14 level; 1 flying boat.

Totals for first and second attacks: 78 attack planes; 78 bombers; 13 fighters; 41 level; 6 flying boats.

Grand total: 216 planes.