'Incontestable Mastery of the Air'
Two bombers from Hornet CV-8's Scouting Eight prepare to attack damaged Japanese cruisers near the end of the Battle of Midway, 6 June 1942. The burning ship is believed to be the Japanese cruiser Mikuma, which sank shortly after this attack. Mikuma's sister ship, Mogami, also heavily damaged during the battle, managed to return to Japan.