Episode 619-Flight to Nowhere
From The History of WWII Podcast by Ray Harris Jr
April 21, 2026 · 22 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the aircraft engagements during WWII, particularly focusing on the actions of the Enterprise and Yorktown against Nagumo’s Kido Butai.
While the various aircraft from Enterprise and Yorktown attack Nagumo’s Kido Butai, the majority of the Yorktown’s fly elsewhere, engaging no one. AND, join us on June 6th, from 7 to 9pm to share your family’s WWII Stories. YouTube Live event: https://studio.youtube.com/video/Z1kmrD7qhnM/livestreaming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Ray Harris Jr
Topics covered
- World War II
- naval battles
- aircraft
- military strategy
- family stories
Keywords
- WWII
- aircraft
- naval battles
- Yorktown
- Enterprise
- Kido Butai
- family stories
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Enterprise, Yorktown, Nagumo’s Kido Butai
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