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Speed,Combat,Scale,Racing => Carrier => Topic started by: Wayne J. Buran on January 07, 2014, 08:01:08 AM

Title: See Plane -A-Day F6F Hellcat USS Hornet
Post by: Wayne J. Buran on January 07, 2014, 08:01:08 AM

See Plane-A-Day. Nice shot of F6F Hellcat being shot off the hanger deck catapult. That had to be a rush and a bit scary.
Wayne

Title: Re: See Plane -A-Day F6F Hellcat USS Hornet
Post by: Randy Bush on January 07, 2014, 09:31:51 AM

http://www.planeaday.com/

Thanks Wayne.
I'd never seen that sort of launch.

Randy

Title: Re: See Plane -A-Day F6F Hellcat USS Hornet
Post by: john e. holliday on January 07, 2014, 10:33:21 AM

I seen that photo too.  I thought most launches were angled towards the front of the battleships.   Had to be a nervy pilot to do that type launch.

Title: Re: See Plane -A-Day F6F Hellcat USS Hornet
Post by: skyshark58 on January 07, 2014, 11:39:37 AM

Some of the Carriers had catapults that launched sideways from the hangar deck, not used a lot from what I have read.
                                                                                                                                    Mike

Title: Re: See Plane -A-Day F6F Hellcat USS Hornet
Post by: Wayne J. Buran on January 08, 2014, 05:05:59 AM

Another Hellcat on Plane-A-Day. This time what may be Yorktown 2. Interesting markings especially on the cowl.
Thanks
Wayne

Title: Re: See Plane -A-Day F6F Hellcat USS Hornet
Post by: Mike Lauerman on January 15, 2014, 07:26:33 PM

Ty...Now, THIS was a thread!
My Dad was in the Navy, (Frogman, enlisted a month and a half after Pearl Harbor, he was on the Hornet then transferred to the Wasp (Boatswain's chair) 3 days before she went down...
He had 'kibbitzed' with 2 of the Sullivan boys, days prior.

I was born Oct. of '42. 

Always love your posts...

Title: Re: See Plane -A-Day F6F Hellcat USS Hornet
Post by: 55chevr on January 15, 2014, 08:08:27 PM

The Sullivans were on the USS Juneau with my Uncle Walter.


Joe