"This is in contrast to the assertions of certain other individuals whom I have encountered elsewhere in cyberspace, some of whom evidently and...
Interesting, two posts and you feel it necessary to cast about innuendo. Well, if you don't like the folks here, no doubt because you believe...
you forgot a couple of drops of oil . . . makes it slide down easier
Specifically, in the WW2 years, the guys in the back seat were not naval aviation observers, but were enlisted aircrewmen, usually of the ARM...
Most of the guys in the back seat were enlisted aviation ratings and most of them were of the ARM variety, ARM2c, and ARM3c, that is Aviation...
Up until 1941 the carrier based VB and VS squadrons might, or might not have, operated different aircraft, however, for the most part by the end...
Off the top of my head . . . SBDs were pretty much interchangeable in the VS and VB roles. Pilots were also interchangeable as they had the same...
Peter Ortiz represented them nicely. Peter J. Ortiz - Wikipedia The Incredible Saga of OSS Col. Peter J. Ortiz in World War II | Defense Media...
At the risk of repeating myself, from a couple of previous posts on the topic . . . We might do well to remember that all, that’s right, ALL, of...
Oh, Timmy, Timmy, Timmy . . . it is almost Christmas and you still spout your drivel. Who, in the US government or military establishment, knew...
Along about my 18th birthday, I was living in Arlington VA. A young lady with whom I was quite taken and lived in Norfolk (I’d actually gone to...
Don't know abut the other two guys. but Ken's endorsement goes a long way in the decision process.
US Navy, not US Army. Beers progressed from Sea2c (Seaman 2d Class ) to RM2c (Radioman 2d Class) in his time aboard 540. He transferred from 540...
You are welcome. Glad to be of service.
Look very carefully at photos of the planes. Bureau numbers on USN, USMC, and USCG aircraft were usually found on the vertical stabilizer and...
https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/histories/naval-aviation/pdf/APP09.PDF or US Navy and US Marine Corps Military Aircraft...
Not a U S Navy cap device.
On 21 November 1942, Fletcher became commander of Northwestern Sea Frontier and did double duty as Commandant Thirteenth Naval District. He passed...
VF(N)-101 was operating F4U-2s in combat from USN carriers at least four months before the first FAA F4U squadron deployed . . . and at night at...
The commander of, say, a type flotilla or squadron is referred to as a "commodore." He might be a captain or he could be a commander in actual...