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  1. OpanaPointer

    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    At least it wasn't a biplane. I've seen a picture captioned "USS Saratoga, some time after Pearl Harbor." The deck is crowded with airplanes.

    All of them biplanes.
     
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    This is CV-3 arriving in Pearl Harbor on June 6, 1942. Biplanes? Perhaps it was a misprint on the one you saw. I have seen pictures of her from the 1930’s with biplanes on her deck. IMG_2036.png
     
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  3. Carronade

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    According to this report provided by @USNA1991, Hornet's dive-bomber squadrons were still flying biplanes in January 1942. IIRC they transitioned to SBDs shortly before embarking on the Doolittle Raid.

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  4. OpanaPointer

    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Definitely a something. From the company that does/did the annual reviews of world fleets. I might even still have it, though that error put it in severe danger.
     
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  5. Biak

    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

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    Was the British Swordfish still flying during WW2?
    Copied ; www.historyhit.com
    The Swordfish made the first sinking of a U-Boat using rockets
    By 1943 Swordfish might have been obsolete as a torpedo strike aircraft, but as a U-Boat killer it was proving very successful. On 23 May, a Swordfish flying from the escort carrier HMS Archer sank the U-752 with rockets, the first operational use of this new weapon.
     
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    Yes, the USS HORNET carried SBC-4 divebomers for the early part of her life.
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    The SBC-4s are clearly visible on her flight deck.
     
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  7. OpanaPointer

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    BRASSEY'S.
     
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  8. CAC

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    Gloster Gladiator was arguably the best bi-plane of WW2
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    Middle East 1940 - Gladiators of 3 Squadron RAAF - Australian War Memorial
     
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  9. OpanaPointer

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    No Russel Crowe?
     
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  10. CAC

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    Hes a Kiwi...Belongs to the famous Kiwi Crowe mob...Mostly sporting champions.
    Martin Crowe is/was a household name in Australia...
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    He came over to Australia (like all Kiwis do) and was instantly marked as a gifted actor...
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  11. OpanaPointer

    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    And eventually set a whole forest on fire. For our entertainment. "Are you not entertained?"
     
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    GRW, Dec 18, 2023
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  13. CAC

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    Dumb-arses don't know Australian women...
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    I fell like these ladies should be in Bikinis..."Owen pick up those SMGs and have a crack..."
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    Never stopped the Israelis...
     
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  15. CAC

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    One does not pick on Australian women...
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  16. OpanaPointer

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    Battle Sabra!
     
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  17. A-58

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    Y’all dug up and wrecked my old thread real good.
     
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    First time for everything, old bean.
     
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  19. Biak

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    You poor bastards. if this is a common Australian female I feel your pain.

    okay, now you can post your best. But be warned : nothing beats an American girl. Just saying.
     
    Biak, Dec 30, 2023
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  20. CAC

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    That’s Aunty Jack…She will rip your bloody arms off…I thought of beautiful Australian women…Problem is beauty is in the eye of the beholder and there is too many too choose!
     
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