{"id":9455423,"date":"2026-08-04T17:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/?p=9455423"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:08:10","slug":"tbd-squadrone-siluri-devastatore-8-midway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/tbd-devastator-torpedo-squadron-8-midway\/","title":{"rendered":"I bombardieri siluranti mandati a morire a Midway"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\r\n\r\n<p>La mattina del 4 giugno 1942, quarantuno obsoleti aerosiluranti si diressero a fatica da tre portaerei americane verso la flotta giapponese. I loro aerei erano troppo lenti, i siluri funzionavano a malapena e la maggior parte non aveva una scorta di caccia. Nel giro di un&#039;ora, tutti tranne una manciata erano stati abbattuti e nessuno dei loro siluri aveva colpito un bersaglio.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Fu una delle carneficine pi\u00f9 schiaccianti nella storia del combattimento aereo. Fu anche, in un modo che nessuno avrebbe potuto prevedere, il momento decisivo per la vittoria nella battaglia di Midway. Questa \u00e8 la storia del Douglas TBD Devastator e degli uomini che lo pilotarono verso la sua morte.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px 22px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:8px;border:1px solid #e5e5e5\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:18px\">Informazioni rapide<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;line-height:1.8\"><li><strong>Aeromobili:<\/strong> Douglas TBD Devastator, aerosilurante della Marina degli Stati Uniti; primo volo nel 1935.<\/li><li><strong>Prime volte:<\/strong> Il primo monoplano interamente in metallo della Marina, il primo abitacolo completamente chiuso, il primo con ali ripiegabili idraulicamente.<\/li><li><strong>Equipaggio:<\/strong> tre: pilota, bombardiere, operatore radio\/mitragliere<\/li><li><strong>Il problema:<\/strong> Nel 1942 era diventato terribilmente lento e il suo siluro Mark 13 era pieno di difetti.<\/li><li><strong>Midway:<\/strong> 41 lanci, nessun siluro a segno, solo 6 ritornati<\/li><li><strong>Squadrone Siluranti 8:<\/strong> Tutti e 15 gli aerei andarono perduti; un solo uomo, l&#039;alfiere George Gay, sopravvisse.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">L&#039;arma miracolosa di ieri<\/h2>\r\n<p>Quando effettu\u00f2 il suo primo volo nel 1935, il Devastator fu una meraviglia. Era l&#039;aereo pi\u00f9 avanzato della Marina degli Stati Uniti: il primo monoplano interamente metallico a decollare dalle portaerei, il primo con una cabina di pilotaggio completamente chiusa, il primo con ali ripiegabili tramite un comando idraulico. Per l&#039;epoca, rappresentava il futuro.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ma l&#039;aviazione si evolse rapidamente alla fine degli anni &#039;30 e, allo scoppio della guerra, il Devastator era ormai un relitto. La sua velocit\u00e0 massima era di appena 200 miglia orarie e, per lanciare un siluro, doveva rallentare fino a meno di 115 miglia orarie e volare in linea retta e a quota costante verso il nemico. Contro i moderni cannoni antiaerei e l&#039;agile Mitsubishi Zero, si trattava di una traiettoria quasi suicida.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=1055799052  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/tbd-devastator-torpedo-drop.jpg\" alt=\"TBD Devastator lancia un siluro Mark 13\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Un Devastator sgancia un siluro Mark 13 durante un&#039;esercitazione nel 1941. Per mirare, l&#039;equipaggio doveva volare basso, lento e in linea retta: una combinazione letale contro una flotta ben difesa. Foto: Marina degli Stati Uniti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">La carica del siluro numero otto<\/h2>\r\n<p>A Midway, gli squadroni di aerosiluranti americani entrarono comunque nell&#039;attacco. Gli attacchi furono mal coordinati; alcuni squadroni persero la scorta di caccia e proseguirono da soli. Il tenente comandante John Waldron, al comando dell&#039;8\u00b0 squadrone di aerosiluranti della USS Hornet, sapeva cosa stava chiedendo ai suoi uomini. La sera prima, aveva spiegato loro chiaramente quale sarebbe stato il costo della missione.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #d32f2f;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201c&quot;Se dovesse rimanere un solo aereo per l&#039;ultimo scontro, voglio che quell&#039;uomo vada a segno. Che Dio sia con tutti noi. Buona fortuna, atterraggi sicuri e dategli il tormento.&quot;\u2019<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Tenente comandante John C. Waldron<\/strong> \u2014 comandante dello Squadrone Siluranti 8, nel suo messaggio ai suoi uomini alla vigilia di Midway<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Waldron guid\u00f2 tutti i suoi quindici Devastator dritto contro le portaerei giapponesi. Furono tutti abbattuti. Dei trenta uomini che decollarono, solo uno sopravvisse: l&#039;alfiere George Gay, che abbandon\u00f2 il suo aereo in fiamme, si nascose sotto un cuscino galleggiante e osserv\u00f2 il resto della battaglia svolgersi intorno a lui dall&#039;acqua.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=226335067  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/torpedo-squadron-8-pilots.jpg\" alt=\"Piloti dello squadrone siluristi 8\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">I piloti dello Squadrone Siluranti 8 a bordo della USS Hornet, a met\u00e0 maggio del 1942. Tre settimane dopo, tutti tranne uno erano morti. Foto: Marina degli Stati Uniti.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yXdfUD9uewY\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Il sacrificio che ha cambiato le sorti della guerra<\/h2>\r\n<p>I bombardieri siluranti non colpirono nulla. Ma la loro carica, destinata al fallimento, ebbe un effetto inaspettato. Per annientare i lenti e bassi Devastator, la copertura di caccia giapponese si tuff\u00f2 a livello del mare, e le portaerei impiegarono minuti preziosi a schivare i siluri, con i ponti in preda al caos. Il cielo sopra di loro era completamente scoperto.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pochi minuti dopo, in quella breccia si abbatterono i bombardieri in picchiata americani: gli squadroni Dauntless che finalmente avevano individuato il nemico. Quasi senza incontrare resistenza, sganciarono le loro bombe su tre portaerei giapponesi nel giro di pochi, devastanti minuti. Una quarta segu\u00ec nel pomeriggio. Il cuore della flotta di portaerei giapponese era andato distrutto e la guerra del Pacifico aveva preso una svolta decisiva, sulle spalle di uomini che non avevano mai messo a segno un solo colpo.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201c&quot;Mi trovavo nel bel mezzo della pi\u00f9 grande, e certamente pi\u00f9 decisiva, battaglia navale della storia. Ero proprio nel mezzo dell&#039;azione, tutto il giorno e tutta la notte.&quot;\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Guardiamarina George Gay<\/strong> \u2014 l&#039;unico sopravvissuto dello Squadrone Siluranti 8, che ricorda la battaglia dall&#039;acqua<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>George Gay rimase alla deriva per circa trenta ore prima di essere raggiunto da un idrovolante. Sopravvisse e divenne il pi\u00f9 famoso soldato semplice, poi diventato ufficiale, sopravvissuto alla battaglia, e non smise mai di onorare gli uomini che non fecero ritorno.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:center;margin:2em 0\"><blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" data-embed-height=\"500\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/navalaviation\/comments\/10lo5q9\/last_few_hours_of_life_for_the_air_crews_of_the\/\">Le ultime ore degli equipaggi dello Squadrone Siluranti 8<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Il Devastator fu silenziosamente ritirato dal servizio nel giro di poche settimane, sostituito dal ben pi\u00f9 superiore Grumman Avenger. Oggi non ne sopravvive nemmeno un esemplare. Ma il suo ricordo perdura, perch\u00e9 a Midway dimostr\u00f2 una dura verit\u00e0 della guerra: a volte l&#039;aereo che fallisce, e gli uomini che muoiono a bordo, comprano la vittoria per tutti coloro che verranno dopo.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A7iod8O_ga0\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-style:italic;color:#777;font-size:14px\">Fonti: Wikipedia; US Naval History and Heritage Command (storia orale di George Gay); Parshall &amp; Tully, <em>Spada Spezzata<\/em>; Istituto navale degli Stati Uniti.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Post correlati<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/great-marianas-turkey-shoot-battle-philippine-sea-1944\/\">Il giorno in cui mor\u00ec l&#039;aviazione navale giapponese<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/restauro-del-grumman-tbm-avenger-primo-volo\/\">Il Vendicatore ritorna dopo 17 anni<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/saburo-sakai-zero-ace-guadalcanal-wounded-flight\/\">Colpito al cranio, vol\u00f2 via<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quarantuno Devastator obsoleti caricarono la flotta giapponese a Midway e furono massacrati. 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