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Top brass was very confident that operation Sealion would be a complete succes with these heavily armed soldiers. Heinz on the other hand had that sinking feeling.




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The heavy cruiser USS Houston (2nd ship of that name). View looking aft, showing damage to the ship's stern area resulting
from a torpedo hit amidships received off Formosa on 14 October 1944. This photo was taken while Houston was under tow,
but prior to the second torpedo hit on 16 October. Note OS2U floatplane that had been jarred off the port catapult,

 
Pilots of F6F-3 Hellcats who shot down 21 Japanese enemy planes in less than 15 minutes over Truk Atoll, 29 April 1944,
aboard USS Langley (CVL-27). Shown, left to right: Lieutenant Junior Grade Lloyd R. McEachern, USNR; Lieutenant Hollis
H. Hills, USNR; Lieutenant Junior Grade Harry C. McClaugherty, USNR; Ensign John A. Pond, USNR; Lieutenant Junior Grade
Don E. "Dagwood" Reeves, USNR; Commander Edward C. Outlaw, USN; Lieutenant Junior Grade R.A. Schulze, USNR;
Lieutenant Junior Grade Richard H. May, USNR.

 
Hollis Hills also had the distinction of making the first Mustang kill of the war, while flying a Mk.I for RCAF 414 Sq. He downed an Fw.190 during the raid on Dieppe on August 19, 1942. It was later depicted by artist Don Greer.
 
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