Keywords: Damaged TBF at Midway Island.jpg en Picture of the only survivor of six Torpedo Squadron Eight VT-8 Grumman TBF Avengers that had attacked the Japanese carrier force in the morning of 4 June 1942 Seaman 1st Class Jay D Manning who was operating the 50 caliber machinegun turret was killed in action with Japanese fighters during the attack The plane's pilot was Ensign Albert K Earnest and the other crewman was Radioman 3rd Class Harry H Ferrier Both survived the action <br> The plane TBF-1 BuNo 00380 was photographed near the foot of the Sand Island pier Midway on 24 June 1942 prior to shipment to the United States for evaluation U S Navy Photo http //www npswapa org/gallery/album16/NA_67 - National Park Service - National Archives US Navy 80-G-17063 and http //www history navy mil/ U S Naval History and Heritage Command photo http //www history navy mil/content/dam/nhhc/our-collections/photography/images/High-Resolution/Midway/80-G-17063 80-G-17063 US Navy 1942-06-24 Grumman TBF Avenger Battle of Midway US forces on Midway Naval Air Station Midway PD-USGov-Military-Navy |