Midway: American Derring-Do with a Dash of Divine Providence

<![CDATA[May 27, 1941: The Navy pilot of the Douglas SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber was trying to find a nice quiet place to land where he could haul in the tow sleeve target he’s been dragging around for other planes to practice on. Mmmm…that Marine airbase on Ewa, Hawaii, looked inviting. Upon landing, though, his prop churned up a huge cloud of red dust, preventing two squadrons of Marine fighters from landing.]]>