Non-US carrier aircraft on US carriers
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Admiral Beez
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Thumpalumpacus
1st Lieutenant
Spitfire taking off from the USS Wasp on one of its "stings":
ETA: Note the Wildcat stowed ahead of the bridge.
ETA: Note the Wildcat stowed ahead of the bridge.
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Admiral Beez
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Nice. I’d like to see one land onto Wasp, hooked variant of course.
Thumpalumpacus
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They were only ever craned aboard that particular ship, iirc.
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Admiral Beez
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Some other great Wasp pics
wuzak
Captain
I believe one did, after its slipper tank failed.
cammerjeff
Senior Airman
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- Dec 26, 2006
another Picture of the USS Copahee with a load of A6m's
USS Bogue (CVE-9) in late 1945 sits a rare trophy, one of only two Tachikawa Ki-77 long-range aircraft ever built
source wwii.wordpress.com
USS Bogue (CVE-9) in late 1945 sits a rare trophy, one of only two Tachikawa Ki-77 long-range aircraft ever built
source wwii.wordpress.com
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
That's the first time I've seen HIJMS (USS?) Nagato raising steam in that condition. It is Nagato, right?
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vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
I dont think it is, I think she had a large pagoda mast at this point. I looks like an old American cruiser to me.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
At the top of the picture, it looks like the main mast has been chopped off in a very distinctive pattern. Problem is, it's too close to the top edge of the picture for me to be sure. HIJMS Nagato had a very distinctive bow and funnel but the picture is from the stern. That's the only way I can tell it from the other IJN BB's, except the Yamatos.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
The more I look at the shape of the hull, though, it does seem to say cruiser.
cammerjeff
Senior Airman
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- Dec 26, 2006
The shape of the Hull says Heavy Cruiser, 2 gun superimposed rear turrets, looks to be 2 stacks, my best guess would be one of the HMS London class.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Didn't make out the forward stack. From what I could make out of it I thought was part of a pagoda mast.
Yeah, I think you're right, it's definitely not a British cruiser, it's too big. You can see people next to the gun turrets. Take a look at this image, I would say it is the fabled American battleship USS Nagato...
Nagato09cropped - Japanese battleship Nagato - Wikipedia
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Thank heavens someone else sees it too.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Now we all know I don't look stuff up but I had to check out Wikipedia for pictures of Nagato. While looking around at everything but the Nagato, I actually found an error on the "frequently asked" part. How many battleships survived WW2? was the question. Their answer was 4. I count at least 6.
R Leonard
Staff Sergeant
Looks like Nagato to me .
pararaftanr2
Airman
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During Operation Dragoon, the invasion of Southern France, a RN Swordfish made an emergency landing on the USN CVE-72, USS Tulagi, but ended up in the barrier, so didn't stay aboard for long.
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cammerjeff
Senior Airman
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After doing some internet research I changed my opinion and I think it is Nagato in the Picture I posted. It making steam makes sense as it sailed most of the way to Bikini.
