Military Pictures & Info

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I loved watching the Phantom launch off the deck at night. You could feel the power in your chest just like a dragster.

The F4 made it's initial flight in 1958 and went into operation in 1960.

 

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Seen planes launching from a carrier but not close enough to feel it.

These are Leyte Gulf, Oct '44.

Gun camera, A jap destroyer getting sunk... 2 sister ships were sunk that day, unsure which one this is.

 

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Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 1944 Surigao Strait at night.

 

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The next few photos are digital copies from the Naval History and Heritage Command.

06 Jun 1944

 

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Obviously the battle is over... time to inspect german bunkers. The chief with his pants rolled up is just funny...

 

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2 Israeli F16s and 1 US F16s.
Awesome

Jim

 

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Glen Curtis and Ted Ellyson with the first US Navy float plane in apr of 1911. Curtis made the first flight but Ellyson was the man who designed and built it along with developing the first Navy catapult launch system.

 

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Captain Ellyson was also a pilot. This is upstate NY where most of the testing took place

 

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The first test float plane lasted 6 months before... then 6 more months and the first Navy catapult launch system was mounted on a barge, 1912.

 

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Wildcats F6F

 

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1943... F6F's

 

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My Dad wearing the shades , France 1944

 

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Wildcats F6F

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Hellcats, F4F were Wildcats.

 

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I loved watching the Phantom launch off the deck at night. You could feel the power in your chest just like a dragster.

The F4 made it's initial flight in 1958 and went into operation in 1960.

When your berthing compartment is under the third wire and you are trying to sleep during recovery (landing on the deck) operations...forget about sleeping!

 

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Speaking of berthing compartments! With a 1.5 inch thick foam mattress.

This one was not like mine. This one has tons of room, spacious even. Must have been on a carrier or something.

 

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The berthing compartment I slept in was like this… 36 racks total (bunks). Ours were two deep, meaning 12 guys per isle. 12ft X 2ft of space to get out of your rack and get dressed with 11 other guys. You knew everyone really well, a lot better than I wanted too!

Junior/new people and smaller guys got the top racks, least desirable. Bottom racks weren’t bad but you had to “trace up” if you weren’t sleeping. I waited two years to finally be senior enough to get a middle rack. Middle racks were sometimes fought over.

And place for all your worldly possessions...

 

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When your berthing compartment is under the third wire and you are trying to sleep during recovery (landing on the deck) operations...forget about sleeping!

Mine was under the waist cats and the arresting cables and 2 levels down.

Speaking of berthing compartments! With a 1.5 inch thick foam mattress.

This one was not like mine. This one has tons of room, spacious even. Must have been on a carrier or something.

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That must be a new carrier. I never saw anything like that on the 3 carriers I was on.

I was assigned one like this on the USS Coral Sea. I found a different place to sleep. This one is way cleaner and it doesn't have a steam pipe running through it.

At least it was better than these Marines had it..

 

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I am really interested in various WW2 actions and just how countries got things done or didn't.
Living outside of Helena Mt we have a lot of retired veterans and a really good VA hospital here, The first mountain troops trained here and learned about sled dogs as well.
I served in 70-71 at the original german barracks just across the wire from Dachau prison camp assembling tactical nukes. That sparked a interest in the nuke weapon field and ramifications and man's inhumanity to man.

 

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I think the German book is like a work passport
How did they do it ? Because these guys were fighting for a cause and didn't back down

 

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I posted about Anzio some where, can't find it. Here's a photo I misplaced... a few days after the landing, tanks being unloaded at Anzio.

 

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Scene on Omaha Beach on the afternoon of D-Day, 6 June 1944

 

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U.S. Army Rangers show off the ladders they used to storm the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc,

 

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U.S. Army Rangers rest atop the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc

 

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My Dad and one of his buddies Dad wasn't a little guy ! so imagine how big his buddy was

 

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Hawker Sea Fury

 

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Focke Wulf FW-190D

 

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Lets see if I get this right... Top to bottom...

Hawker Hurricane
Spitfire
P-51 Mustang
F4 Corsair