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1942 – The Year of the Aircraft Carrier; Part 8 – Midway Trilogy Epilogue
Blown Slick Series #13 Part 8 Decisive victory? Depends on how you look … a fundamental transformation in naval power had just taken place. Carriers usurped the prime strategic role of battleships in that their principal opponents were their enemy … Continue reading
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1942 – The Year of the Aircraft Carrier; Part 7 – Midway Trilogy (3 of 3)
Blown Slick Series #13 Part 7 “what did Midway really mean?” “An aircraft carrier is a noble thing. It lacks almost everything that seems to denote nobility, yet deep nobility is there. A carrier has no poise. It has no … Continue reading
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1942 – The Year of the Aircraft Carrier; Part 6 – Midway Trilogy (2 of 3)
Blown Slick Series #13 Part 6 Into the Shredder The Battle of Coral Sea had provided the first hints that the Japanese high-water mark had been reached, but it was the Battle of Midway that put up the sign for … Continue reading
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Morning After Reflection: 5 June 1942 “we sank a carrier”
They had no right to win. Yet they did, and in doing so they changed the course of a war. More than that, they added a new name— Midway— to that small list that inspires men by shining example. Like … Continue reading
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A Dawn Like Thunder: In tribute to the men of Torpedo Squadron 8 (VT-8)
Only 30 copies of this movie were made and they were given to the families of Torpedo Squadron 8. The Youtube version comes from the wife of squadron commander John Waldron. Fly Navy, the best Always Have These good men … Continue reading
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What kind of war was it? – “How do I know, I saw the whole thing backwards!” June 4-7, 1942 at Midway
Battle of Midway, Commanding Officer, USS Enterprise, Serial 0133 of 8 June 1942 At Sea June 8, 1942 From: The Commanding Officer. To: The Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet Via: Commander Task Force Sixteen. (Rear Admiral R.A. Spruance, U.S. Navy). Subject: … Continue reading
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June 4th 1942 – It begins
Preface to Blown Slick -the series: The evolution of fighter, attack, and strike warfare All days come from one day, that much you must know. You cannot change what’s over, but only where you go… The road that leads to nowhere, … Continue reading
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