Author Topic: OPERATION ICEBERG: The Invasion of Okinawa  (Read 470 times)

Offline DREDIOCK

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OPERATION ICEBERG: The Invasion of Okinawa
« on: November 05, 2008, 07:56:49 AM »
While looking up some info on my father in laws service in the war
(USS Pasadena CL 65) I came across this.

Pretty interesting. Soe good pics too
Enjoy

http://www.mighty90.com/OPERATION_ICEBERG.html





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Offline morfiend

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Re: OPERATION ICEBERG: The Invasion of Okinawa
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2008, 02:41:41 PM »
 Gee Dred did you snap that pic from BoB??

 Looks just like the flak around P105.... :furious




 on a serious note: nice find :aok

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Re: OPERATION ICEBERG: The Invasion of Okinawa
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2008, 02:53:11 PM »
Good read... Thanks for sharing!
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Re: OPERATION ICEBERG: The Invasion of Okinawa
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2008, 03:05:24 PM »
We have had a couple of Special Events based on Iceberg, most notably a Scenario a few years back and just last year an FSO.
There must also be a flyable computer available for Nefarious to do FSO. So he doesn't keep talking about it for eight and a half hours on Friday night!