Tag Archives: aircraft carrier

ACV Battler Class

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Royal Navy ACV Battler Class (ACV = Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier, i.e., CVE, or Escort Carrier) Recognition Features: HMS Battler (D18) and HMS Fencer (D64). ACV BATTLER Class HEIGHT IN FEET: from W.L.     to Flight Deck – 47′     to … Continue reading →

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Perfect SB2C Helldiver Landing

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

An example of a “Perfect Landing” by an SB2C Helldiver on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier from Naval Aviation News, March 15, 1945. Pilot, landing signal officer, Fly 3 officer and hookman function like precision parts of a well-made machine in … Continue reading →

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War Record of the SBD

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The story of the SBD Dauntless dive bomber in the Pacific from Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, (“All Hands Magazine”), September 1944. War Record of the SBD Dauntless Divebomber, Giving Way to Harder-Hitting Successor, Was Spearhead of Our Attacks … Continue reading →

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Speaking of Antennas…

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Detailed breakdown of the communication and radar antennas mounted on the USS Yorktown from the Feb. 1945 issue of C.I.C. (Combat Information Center) published by the U.S. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Speaking of Antennas… USS Yorktown, one … Continue reading →

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