The Story of American Pilot Richard Halsey Best Who Sank Two Japanese Aircraft Carriers

The Story of American Pilot Richard Halsey Best Who Sank Two Japanese Aircraft Carriers

The Battle That Changed the Pacific On June 4, 1942, the calm skies above the Pacific Ocean became the stage for one of World War II’s most decisive battles—the Battle of Midway. Among the American pilots who took to the air that day was Lieutenant Commander Richard Halsey Best, a man whose precision and determination would change the course of the conflict. Flying his Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber, Best achieved a feat unmatched in history:…