WW 2 Navy Album

[Wildr1]

I picked up at auction an album from the estate of a navy man who was stationed on 2 different aircraft carriers. There were action shots from aboard the carriers ( USS_Saipan(CVL-48) and (CV4-1 USS RANGER) and something quiet unusual, photos from an air station I believe right after the war. this is the start of the Navy Album.

F4U Corsair

F6F Hellcat

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Good find. I wonder how many of these treasures end up in landfill.

 

[VBF-13]

Excellent. Who knows what the fate of these historic pictures would have been had you not been in the right place at the right time?

 

[Capt. Vick]

Only 2 wing guns on that hellcat?

 

[Wildr1]

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[Wildr1]

Aboard the USS Ranger

 

[Wurger]

 

[C.Warren]

Thanks Wildr1,
They took off over the sea, single engine and then fought! So many risks. I feel truly humbled.
Again thanks.

 

[Wildr1]

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wildr1]

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wildr1]

Now for some interesting images from obviously a NAS

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wildr1]

 

[Glider]

An RAF Invader? I didn't know we had any

 

[Airframes]

A very interesting shot of the Invader. As far as I know, only one (possibly two) was received by the RAF for evaluation purposes.