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05-16-12, 08:43 AM
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Death fork? Naaaah!!
The other one was the Battle of Midway. Desperately trying to locate the Japanese Main Fleet, running low on gas, the naval aviators of the carriers Enterprise, Hornet and Yorktown crippled the IJN in the span of four minutes, eventually sending four of Japan's fast carriers to the bottom and effectively stopping their advance into the Pacific.
Flying a SBD off the USS Enterpirse ( hull numberCV-6, by the way....) the morning of 4 June, 1942 is my other aviation wannabe moment.
"Those five minutes were to constitute one of the truly crucial 'moments of decision' which can be isolated in the whole course or warfare."
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05-16-12, 08:46 AM
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05-16-12, 11:26 AM
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The other one was the Battle of Midway. Desperately trying to locate the Japanese Main Fleet, running low on gas, the naval aviators of the carriers Enterprise, Hornet and Yorktown crippled the IJN in the span of four minutes, eventually sending four of Japan's fast carriers to the bottom and effectively stopping their advance into the Pacific.
The other one was the Battle of Midway. Desperately trying to locate the Japanese Main Fleet, running low on gas, the naval aviators of the carriers Enterprise, Hornet and Yorktown crippled the IJN in the span of four minutes, eventually sending four of Japan's fast carriers to the bottom and effectively stopping their advance into the Pacific.
Another tidbit...Richard Best of VB-6 sank Akagi with one bomb. He was one of only three SBD pilots to attack that ship and only his bomb hit. He also scored a hit on Hiryu later in the day. So he had a single handedly sank one carrier and contributed one of four hits on another. Unfortunately he inhaled some caustic fumes while testing an oxygen bottle earlier in the day. That ended up grounding him after Midway and he retired in 1944.
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05-16-12, 11:30 AM
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We have a winner!
Flying a SBD off the USS Enterprise ( hull numberCV-6, by the way....) the morning of 4 June, 1944 is my other aviation wannabe moment.
"Those five minutes were to constitute one of the truly crucial 'moments of decision' which can be isolated in the whole course or warfare."
John Keegan
Flying a SBD off the USS Enterprise ( hull numberCV-6, by the way....) the morning of 4 June, 1944 is my other aviation wannabe moment.
"Those five minutes were to constitute one of the truly crucial 'moments of decision' which can be isolated in the whole course or warfare."
John Keegan
Don't you hate fat fingers.
Now everyone probably knows the story behind my forum name....
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05-16-12, 11:37 AM
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We have a winner!
Flying a SBD off the USS Enterpirse ( hull numberCV-6, by the way....) the morning of 4 June, 1944 is my other aviation wannabe moment.
"Those five minutes were to constitute one of the truly crucial 'moments of decision' which can be isolated in the whole course or warfare."
John Keegan
Flying a SBD off the USS Enterpirse ( hull numberCV-6, by the way....) the morning of 4 June, 1944 is my other aviation wannabe moment.
"Those five minutes were to constitute one of the truly crucial 'moments of decision' which can be isolated in the whole course or warfare."
John Keegan
I thought the Enterprise's hull number was NCC-1701
05-16-12, 11:42 AM
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I live fairly close to the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, home to one of only two airworthy Lancaster bombers left in the world, and occasionally we see it fly by along the lakeshore.
Actually, we usually hear it first. Those four Merlin engines make it sound like there's 10 of them in the sky. It's the most awesome sounding machine on earth.
I can only imagine what those poor German citizens felt when they heard a whole squadron of them overhead.
Actually, we usually hear it first. Those four Merlin engines make it sound like there's 10 of them in the sky. It's the most awesome sounding machine on earth.
I can only imagine what those poor German citizens felt when they heard a whole squadron of them overhead.
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05-16-12, 12:31 PM
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Flying a SBD off the USS Enterpirse ( hull numberCV-6, by the way....) the morning of 4 June, 1944 is my other aviation wannabe moment.
"Those five minutes were to constitute one of the truly crucial 'moments of decision' which can be isolated in the whole course or warfare."
John Keegan
Flying a SBD off the USS Enterpirse ( hull numberCV-6, by the way....) the morning of 4 June, 1944 is my other aviation wannabe moment.
"Those five minutes were to constitute one of the truly crucial 'moments of decision' which can be isolated in the whole course or warfare."
John Keegan
It was no accident that they picked that name.
05-16-12, 05:46 PM
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Oh yes, Spitfire, FW-190, Mustang D, Sabre; some fighter types just look so "right". And, according to pilot reports, flew "right".
05-16-12, 06:18 PM
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I used to have an office on the 3rd floor of a building just across the street from the Dayton Intl Airport. Saw some really cool planes both old and new when the air show was in town. Also grew up in Fairborn, OH when SAC was located at WPAFB. Pretty awesome seeing a flight of B52s going overhead, not to mention the sonic boom they created when hitting the sound barrier.
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05-16-12, 09:00 PM
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05-17-12, 04:26 AM
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Spitfires improved with age (more range, more power, bigger tail).
The Fw190 became really potent when the 'Dora' with the long nose came in.
Mustangs were a bit asthmatic until the Merlin was installed.
The later re-engined 'Avon' Sabre was the best of them all (not US service).
05-17-12, 07:44 AM
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The max airspeed for the B-52 is 390 knots or .82 mach. No sonic boom there. Are you thinking B-58? Those are a lot pointier than a BUFF and could do about mach 2 I think. Don't know if Wright Patterson ever had any though.
05-17-12, 01:22 PM
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I met a guy about a month ago who was aboard the Hornet during the Doolittle raid. He also spent some time in the water after it sank at (I think) Santa Cruz. Someone needs to interview him before he passes-he has prostate cancer.
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But they all took a lot of improving to get there!
Spitfires improved with age (more range, more power, bigger tail).
The Fw190 became really potent when the 'Dora' with the long nose came in.
Mustangs were a bit asthmatic until the Merlin was installed.
The later re-engined 'Avon' Sabre was the best of them all (not US service).
Spitfires improved with age (more range, more power, bigger tail).
The Fw190 became really potent when the 'Dora' with the long nose came in.
Mustangs were a bit asthmatic until the Merlin was installed.
The later re-engined 'Avon' Sabre was the best of them all (not US service).
My understanding from pilot accounts is that each of these types was a delight to fly, from their earliest versions. So I stand by my original remarks.
