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It's believed that the failed torpedo that hit the Kaga was from the USS Nautilus, not from a TBD. The hit occurred after the SBD strikes around 14:00 and the floating air cask was seen and recorded at that time.

Necro thread, but here are the VF-84 pilots killed per the war diary. Lt. Doris C. Freeman Lt. John T. Gildea Lt. Phillip C. Helms Lt. Caleb Kendall Lt. Charles T. Larsen Lt (jg) John J. Sargent Lt (jg) Gilbert. E Roberts Lt (jg) Willard J. Rempel Lt (jg) Gene S. Powell Lt (jg) Thomas M...