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Post by: brady on October 27, 2004, 09:32:08 AM

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(http://www.myphotodrive.com//uploads/686_217.jpg)

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Post by: pugg666 on October 27, 2004, 09:41:28 AM

an F4F or an FM-2

and a water cooled browning .303 ;)

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Post by: trukjr on October 27, 2004, 11:30:35 AM

F4F Wildcat

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Post by: Charon on October 27, 2004, 12:13:49 PM

USS Yorktown, Battle of Midway. >50 Cal. AA gun. Mattresses hung for splinter protection. F4F-4.

Charon

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Post by: frank3 on October 27, 2004, 01:01:21 PM

That's one hell of a nice photo Brady! Nice job

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Post by: pugg666 on October 27, 2004, 02:28:34 PM

Charon, you sure about that being a .50?
I didn't know that they used water cooled .50's

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Post by: MiloMorai on October 27, 2004, 02:43:05 PM

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Originally posted by pugg666
Charon, you sure about that being a .50?
I didn't know that they used water cooled .50's

Pg 34 of this book has a photo of wc .50s on the Wasp.

(http://www.squadron.com/images/large/SS4005.jpg)

A pic of the Yorktown being hit by a torpedo.

(http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/8791/yorkhit.jpg)

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Post by: pugg666 on October 27, 2004, 04:05:17 PM

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Pg 34 of this book has a photo of wc .50s on the Wasp.

Learn something new everyday, thanks :)

I thought only early model .303's had a water jacket.

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Post by: Charon on October 27, 2004, 05:31:45 PM

That's a hell of a shot Milo. Was that when they were scuttling her, the battle or the sub? My guess would be scuttling.

Charon

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Post by: MiloMorai on October 27, 2004, 07:17:31 PM

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Originally posted by Charon
That's a hell of a shot Milo. Was that when they were scuttling her, the battle or the sub? My guess would be scuttling.

Charon

The torpedo hit.

There was four fired. One missed, one hit the destroyer along side and the other 2 hit the Yorktown. (according to the caption)

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Post by: Mister Fork on October 27, 2004, 07:31:41 PM

The sad thing is that you know there are guys in that area when she was hit, killing a bunch of them. :(

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Post by: MiloMorai on October 27, 2004, 07:41:53 PM

Some more pics of the Yorktown.

(http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h95000/h95575.jpg)

(http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h95000/h95576.jpg)

(http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h95000/h95577.jpg)

The destroyer  USS Hammann (DD-412) sinking.

(http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/g30000/g32320.jpg)

from http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/midway/midway.htm

I might have been a little hasty with the torpedo hit. From the above sit, it seems that it is a  diorama by Norman Bel Geddes.

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Post by: brady on October 27, 2004, 10:53:18 PM

F4F-4,it is:)  

Yorktown, it is:)

Water Cooled 50 cal, it is:)


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Image source indicates that this shot was taken during the Midway operation, theirfore it must be a F4F-4.