Newly Discovered WW2 Photos on USN Carrier 1942-45

[gx007]

credit goes to panzermeyer for posting at simhq

 

http://mashable.com/2017/06/17/life-in-the-navy/#xdM2uAKPxOqT

 

love that second picture...hope for deck crew in battle of midway

[Bearfoot]

This is great stuff -- really riveting! Thanks for sharing.

[Jade_Monkey]

Great pics!

[Bando]

Did you see the sweat on the sleeping sailor? It must have been very hot in those days aboard these steel monsters.

[Wulf]

Very cool.  Thanks for the link.

[HBPencil]

Great stuff!

[pilotpierre]

Did you see the sweat on the sleeping sailor? It must have been very hot in those days aboard these steel monsters.

It was still very hot sleeping in hammocks in non air conditioned carriers in the tropics in the 60's I can assure you. We had 2 - HMAS Sydney and Melbourne, both WWII era designed for colder climates.

 

Sydney was converted to a troop carrier for Viet-Nam operations and we did the last run in 72.

[Finkeren]

Great selection of pics.

 

It's funny to see Hellcats and Helldivers in pre-autumn 1943 markings. Apparently none of those planes were going on combat missions anytime soon. The Hellcat only got its combat debut in September, and the Helldiver not until November.

[VBF-12_Stick-95]

Hey, does this mean we'll get the P-47 to fly off carriers?

 

http://ww2db.com/images/50f90244a0fff.jpg

 

BTW, that's an escort carrier.

Edited June 23, 2017 by 12.OIAE_Stick-95