Scratch four carriers

[jmcquate]

Akagi, Hiryu, Kaga, and Soryu.........happy 71st anniversary.

 

[wiseguy04]

Whew!! At first I thought this was another "Sequestration thread" based on the title

 

[Renegade One]

Well, and YORKTOWN, too. May she RIP.

 

[707guy]

Incredible battle and one of my favorite WW2 movies!

 

[jmcquate]

Whew!! At first I thought this was another "Sequestration thread" based on the title

Sorta of was for the IJN

 

[Renegade One]

Sorta of was for the IJN

Yeah…HUGE reduction in the O&M,IJN account…

 

[jmcquate]

Well, and YORKTOWN, too. May she RIP.

Dirty Japanese subs. Picked off a wounded animal.

 

[Hozer]

Raise a drink to these men. VT-4 donated a framed picture in '08 at the Mustin Beach O'Club.

 

[Renegade One]

Dirty Japanese subs. Picked off a wounded animal.

I-168, in sinking YORKTOWN and HAMMANN, did more than the 19 US subs who participated...

 

[Renegade One]

Raise a drink to these men. VT-4 donated a framed picture in '08 at the Mustin Beach O'Club.

…and to the 15 other guys (Radiomen 3C through Chief) in the squadron who didn't survive. Remember…these were 2-man crews.

 

[Hozer]

^^^Indeed.

 

[A4sForever]

AirWarriors forum -- 3 years ago:

http://www.airwarriors.com/community/index.php?threads/lest-we-forget-june-4th-1942.34807/

 

[FlyinSpy]

Akagi, Hiryu, Kaga, and Soryu.........happy 71st anniversary.

A prized possession of mine, picked up last year at a flea market in Tokyo: as far as I can tell, it is the commissioning photo for the AKAGI. Neat piece of history!

 

[JackyB]

Great reminder ...quate, and A4s post provides the historical perspective that first attracted me to this website.

 

[LetsFly]

Raise a drink to these men. VT-4 donated a framed picture in '08 at the Mustin Beach O'Club.

Incredible group of men.

Unrelated... Bruce Willis seems to be on the bottom, second from the left