The History of WWII Podcast

Episode 619-Flight to Nowhere

The History of WWII Podcast

Show Notes

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

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