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Offline Meatwad

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« on: November 15, 2006, 08:01:37 PM »
Here is a pretty neat image I just scanned from the book. Caption is as follows

An attack by a Japanese dive bomber on march 19, 1945 turns the flight deck of the U.S.S. Franklin into an inferno of flame and flying debris.

Looks like the mast got it right as the picture was snapped

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« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2006, 08:58:19 AM »
One of the best things about this game is the interest in ww2 history it puts in players.
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« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2006, 09:23:55 AM »
Yep, you have some really well read-up guys on the forum.
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« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2006, 09:35:59 AM »
I rremember seeing the Franklin being cut down for scrap at a local scrapyard when I was a kid. That really bothered me as I knew how hard her crew fought to save her and how many never made it home.
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Offline MiloMorai

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« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2006, 10:41:37 AM »
Photo of ship  in NY showing damage, http://www.skylighters.org/potw/pow08052002.html
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Offline Maverick

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« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2006, 11:57:44 AM »
The Franklin was a grand ship with a valiant crew. She and her crew refused to give up and returned to the States. In a way she deserved better than the scrap yard but the war was almost over then and many other ships joined her before too many years passed.

to the Franklin and her crew, all of them, including those lost from her decks.
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Offline Mickey1992

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« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2006, 12:10:01 PM »
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Originally posted by Meatwad
Looks like the mast got it right as the picture was snapped


Skylighters is a cool website.  Check out this pic taken just as a bomb hits a CV.

http://www.skylighters.org/potw/pow12232002.html
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« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2006, 12:16:03 PM »
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Photo of ship  in NY showing damage, http://www.skylighters.org/potw/pow08052002.html


wow...That picture almost makes me feel sick...It's a great testiment to how well these ships were built, but even more importantly, how well their crews were built
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« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2006, 12:35:10 PM »
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The Franklin was a grand ship with a valiant crew. She and her crew refused to give up and returned to the States. In a way she deserved better than the scrap yard but the war was almost over then and many other ships joined her before too many years passed.

to the Franklin and her crew, all of them, including those lost from her decks.
The vigilance you speak of depicts the very nature of your typical American serviceman/woman.
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« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2006, 12:44:10 PM »
not just the photos either,  you should read some of the articles

http://www.skylighters.org/photos/berry/article2.html
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