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Razz1 -> Squadron VT-88 (2/9/2013 10:39:08 PM)
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VT-88 was one of the few squadrons that never suffered a loss in WWII.
Assigned to the CV-10 Yorktown in June 1943 as Radioman Gunner, Lawrence Roy Rasmussen served his country with honor.
His aviation log said he sunk the Oyodo, Iwata and Koriyama.
Not listed were a few other destroyers.
He flew escort for Do Little. When finished they would depart and find targets for their 500lb bomb.
The squadron also hit the most heavily defended factory in Japan. The electronics factory.
Not to mention airfield attacks.
One day I met a Japanese woman at Home Depot. She told me the SBD Dauntless were the most hated plane in Japan.
They called them Little Blue Birdies.
They would appear at any time and drop bombs.
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