Found this gem at
www.archive.org, a website that hosts a ton of old stock footage and other neat stuff.
imdb description: Academy Award winning documentary on the pivotal naval battle of the war in the Pacific. Filmed while the attack on Midway Island was underway, standout director John Ford was actually injured during filming.
Available for downloading here:
http://www.archive.org/details/the_battle_of_midway
Just watched it. It's very entertaining and has a lot of great footage.
Enjoy!
--Aric
EDIT: Just saw the available formats. You can either choose the 1GB mpeg or the smaller mp4 format (which requires the MPEG4 codec).
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