The industrial and military might of the USA during WWII is well illustrated here with the entire surface of the ship being covered with mustang and seagull aircraft. These would have been used in the Pacific theatre but were probably flown by Australian or British pilots, not American.
Lord_Cornwallis_III
The industrial and military might of the USA during WWII is well illustrated here with the entire surface of the ship being covered with mustang and seagull aircraft. These would have been used in the Pacific theatre but were probably flown by Australian or British pilots, not American.
ns1976
A escort carrier doing shuttle work.
She did a lot of it during the war.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Altamaha_(CVE-18)
ImVinnie
Ok, stupid question. How do you launch a plane in that setup? There isnt any runway.
Oh, wait, is this loaded to transport them someplace?
MocsRock161
What’s the likelihood of all these planes falling off the ship? Surely strong waves are a hazard right?
CalmUmpire
Fuck! My dad was on this boat all the way to the end of the war. He told me they hit a big typhoon off the Philippines and lost about 50 planes.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Cobra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Cobra)
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Here’s some pics from his logbook:
[https://imgur.com/a/JJSQX1z](https://imgur.com/a/JJSQX1z)
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