2 real historical locations · Pacific Ocean, United States
Roland Emmerich's blockbuster recreation of the Battle of Midway in June 1942, where the US Navy ambushed the Imperial Japanese fleet using broken codes and sank four aircraft carriers — turning the tide of the Pacific War in a single battle.
CinemaMapped has mapped 2 real historical locations where the story takes place, spanning Pacific Ocean, United States.
The film opens with the December 7 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor that propels the US into the Pacific War.
The attack on Pearl Harbor destroyed 188 aircraft and sank or damaged 19 ships — but the three US aircraft carriers were at sea. Those carriers would become the decisive weapons six months later at Midway, where Japan...
View location →The battle itself — US dive bombers sink four Japanese carriers in five minutes, turning the tide of the Pacific War.
The Battle of Midway (June 4-7, 1942) was decided largely by luck and intelligence. US codebreakers had identified Midway as the target. Three squadrons of dive bombers struck simultaneously — SBD Dauntlesses sank Aka...
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