Jim D Burns -> RE: carrier fights for her life (3/3/2015 2:03:43 PM)
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ORIGINAL: crsutton I don't think that I have ever seen this footage. Pretty amazing stuff. You just can't imagine how vulnerable and expendable human beings are in a situation such as this. The most amazing part is the effect of a near miss. It literally rocks the carrier like an earthquake and bounces a SBD into the drink. http://youtu.be/WPa_KyimFOk Great footage, thanks for the link. Here’s another great old reel. Check out the Betty fly-by at 8:18, it’s a really amazing shot for the era, some of the clearest footage I’ve ever seen in an old battle reel. It’s purported to be part of the battle of midway, but I think it’s probably from Coral Sea as there were certainly no Betties attacking US ships at Midway. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iipW_576Ea0 Jim
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