Midway invasion - Advice needed

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Apparently there is some dispute still about how many pilots/aircrew were killed at Midway.
The number varies from 98 to 110. According to the returns offered in Shattered Sword the numbers are as follows for the different carriers: Akagi: 6, Kaga: 16 or 22, Soryu: 10 and Hiryu: 66 or 72 (the Hiryu launched both strikes on Yorktown and suffered heavy losses therein but also suffered the heaviest losses of any carrier in the Midway Raid as well). The discrepancy in the losses is discussed in the book and is between two very well researched Japanese language sources. The higher total is from the squadron records which is the principle source for much of the information contained in the book.