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Offline Blinder

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« on: June 04, 2014, 02:48:04 PM »
72 years ago today, our boys took off from Midway Atoll, the carriers Yorktown, Enterprise & Hornet and gave the supposedly invincible Imperial Japanese Navy a sound thumping that cost them 4 front-line aircraft carriers and their best pilots and planes. Take a moment to remember our Heroes of Midway today.

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« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2014, 03:04:56 PM »
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« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2014, 03:22:42 PM »
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« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2014, 03:30:37 PM »
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« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2014, 03:34:37 PM »
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« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2014, 03:38:52 PM »
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Offline Saxman

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« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2014, 06:00:36 PM »
Watched the Nat Geo special from 99 back when Ballard found the wreck of Yorktown.

Makes me sad remembering how at one time, every year there would be commemorative programming on the anniversary. Now, we're lucky to see D-Day and Midway commemoration folded into Memorial Day programming. Assuming History isn't running an all-day Pawn Stars marathon.  :P
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« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2014, 06:03:31 PM »
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« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2014, 06:18:01 PM »
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« Reply #9 on: June 04, 2014, 07:45:38 PM »
There was also another part of the battle that took place in the Aleutians, the Japanese invasion and occupation of Attu and Kiska. It was intended as a diversionary feint to draw the US Pacific Fleet away from Midway.

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« Reply #10 on: June 04, 2014, 10:01:25 PM »
 :salute The Battle of Midway is my all-time favorite war movie. "What are we gonna drop on 'em now? Spitballs!?"
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« Reply #11 on: June 05, 2014, 04:08:43 AM »
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Re: Midway
« Reply #12 on: June 05, 2014, 05:02:41 AM »
Quote from: TonyJoey on June 04, 2014, 10:01:25 PM
:salute The Battle of Midway is my all-time favorite war movie. "What are we gonna drop on 'em now? Spitballs!?"

Yes, it is a decent film BUT...  I absolutely HATE the way they splice in newsreel footage, often with incorrect aircraft types. For example, you'll se shots of Hellcats and Avengers landing on deck, even though neither type was available at Midway. There is some Dauntless footage as well, and that helps.

Of course, this was before CGI, so more excuseable, but still, that kind of stuff drive me crazy.

Also IN... When I saw the topic, I figured we were going, uh, "there" again. I'm sort of glad we aren't.
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Re: Midway
« Reply #13 on: June 05, 2014, 08:42:58 AM »
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« Reply #14 on: June 05, 2014, 08:49:02 AM »
Quote from: PJ_Godzilla on June 05, 2014, 05:02:41 AM
Yes, it is a decent film BUT...  I absolutely HATE the way they splice in newsreel footage, often with incorrect aircraft types. For example, you'll se shots of Hellcats and Avengers landing on deck, even though neither type was available at Midway. There is some Dauntless footage as well, and that helps.

Of course, this was before CGI, so more excuseable, but still, that kind of stuff drive me crazy.

Also IN... When I saw the topic, I figured we were going, uh, "there" again. I'm sort of glad we aren't.

   If you had seen the movie on the Big Screen in the 70's with your Dad you would have just been blown away and not knit picked the details. "Were we better than the Japs or just luckier"   :salute
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