The formation claimed hits on nine ships, totalling 50,000 tons.

A third group of six B-17s claimed hits on a heavy cruiser 300 miles from Midway.

But despite all of the feisty straining, "Not Necessarily the Media" can claim far fewer hits than misses.

Though she claimed hits on both, neither plane went down.

U-377 attacked, claiming hits, but these were not confirmed; she was attacked and damaged by aircraft and retired.

Ostfriesland claimed hits from her third and fourth salvos.

She engaged a König-class dreadnought between 18.54 and 19.26 and claimed hits on her.

The next day it claimed hits on 11 freighters, two Cruisers and two destroyers.

Richard Yates received no credit for planes destroyed on December 5 but claimed hits on one plane.

The mission claimed hits on nine ships, totaling 50,000 tons.