World War II included an air battle.
USS Enterprise (CV-6) . These actions included the Battle of Midway , the Battle of the Eastern Solomons , the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands , various other air-sea engagements during the Guadalcanal Campaign , the Battle of the Philippine Sea , and the Battle of Leyte Gulf . World War II . The war continued primarily between the European Axis powers and the coalition of the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth , with campaigns including the North Africa and East Africa campaigns , the aerial Battle of Britain , the Blitz bombing campaign , the Balkan Campaign as well as the long-running Battle of the Atlantic .