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| Radioman: An Eyewitness Account of Pearl Harbor and World War II in the Pacific Chapter 11. "The Aircraft Carrier" Bonus Photos--not among the 42 included in the book |
Small boats approach Yorktown (CV-5) at anchor; boarding ladders lead to the hangar deck level.
(In this pre-war photo, the carrier displays its planes on the flight deck.).
Above photo illustrates Radioman, Chapter 11 ("The Aircraft Carrier"), page 88
Source of Photo: Jim Sinnott Collection
(In this pre-war photo, the carrier displays its planes on the flight deck.).
Above photo illustrates Radioman, Chapter 11 ("The Aircraft Carrier"), page 88
Source of Photo: Jim Sinnott Collection
With their wings folded, Douglas TBD "Devastator" torpedo bombers are on the stern of Yorktown's (CV-5)
flight deck in this 1940 photo.
Above photo illustrates Radioman, Chapter 11 ("The Aircraft Carrier"), page 88
Source of Photo: Naval Historical Center, # NH 95314
flight deck in this 1940 photo.
Above photo illustrates Radioman, Chapter 11 ("The Aircraft Carrier"), page 88
Source of Photo: Naval Historical Center, # NH 95314
Aircraft carrier Lexington (CV-2), passing through the Panama Canal, prior to World War II. The bridge and radio room
are located inside the "island"--the tall structure on the flight deck's starboard side.
Above photo illustrates Radioman, Chapter 11 ("The Aircraft Carrier"), page 88
Source of Photo: Jim Sinnott Collection
Hat tip: Fabio Pena and NavSource.org, for identification of the ship
are located inside the "island"--the tall structure on the flight deck's starboard side.
Above photo illustrates Radioman, Chapter 11 ("The Aircraft Carrier"), page 88
Source of Photo: Jim Sinnott Collection
Hat tip: Fabio Pena and NavSource.org, for identification of the ship
The carrier Yorktown (CV-5), commissioned into the U.S. Navy in 1937, was in service with the
Atlantic Fleet at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941.
Above document illustrates Radioman, Chapter 11 ("The Aircraft Carrier"), page 87
Source of Document: Jim Sinnott Collection
Atlantic Fleet at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941.
Above document illustrates Radioman, Chapter 11 ("The Aircraft Carrier"), page 87
Source of Document: Jim Sinnott Collection
The dress uniform was a distinguishing feature for Marines aboard the carrier Yorktown (CV-5) during
World War II. (Pictured above is U.S. Marine Bob Campbell, Parris Island, South Carolina, 1943.)
Above photo illustrates Radioman, Chapter 11 ("The Aircraft Carrier"), page 90
Source of Photo: N.A. Brown Collection
World War II. (Pictured above is U.S. Marine Bob Campbell, Parris Island, South Carolina, 1943.)
Above photo illustrates Radioman, Chapter 11 ("The Aircraft Carrier"), page 90
Source of Photo: N.A. Brown Collection
The Grumman F4F-3 fighter plane, shown here on the carrier Saratoga's (CV-3) flight deck elevator in
1941, was in service on all US Navy aircraft carriers at the beginning of World War II.
(Later versions of this aircraft were the F4F-4 "Wildcat,” F6F “Hellcat,” and F4U “Corsair.”)
Above photo illustrates Radioman, Chapter 11 ("The Aircraft Carrier"), page 92
Source of Photo: Naval Historical Center, # NH 97485
1941, was in service on all US Navy aircraft carriers at the beginning of World War II.
(Later versions of this aircraft were the F4F-4 "Wildcat,” F6F “Hellcat,” and F4U “Corsair.”)
Above photo illustrates Radioman, Chapter 11 ("The Aircraft Carrier"), page 92
Source of Photo: Naval Historical Center, # NH 97485
This Douglas SBD-3 "Dauntless" dive bomber shows the pre-May 15, 1942, aircraft
marking. (The red disc was replaced by a white star for the rest of World War II
because of its similarity to the "rising sun" marking on Japanese aircraft.)
Above photo illustrates Radioman, Chapter 11 ("The Aircraft Carrier"), page 95
Source of Photo: Naval Historical Center
marking. (The red disc was replaced by a white star for the rest of World War II
because of its similarity to the "rising sun" marking on Japanese aircraft.)
Above photo illustrates Radioman, Chapter 11 ("The Aircraft Carrier"), page 95
Source of Photo: Naval Historical Center
The Douglas TBD "Devastator" was the US Navy's version of the torpedo bomber on aircraft carriers
during the first six months of America’s entry into World War II.
(Above TBD-1 is dropping a Mark XIII torpedo during training exercises, Oct. 20, 1941)
Above photo illustrates Radioman, Chapter 11 ("The Aircraft Carrier"), page 95
Source of Photo: National Archives, # 80-G-19231-A
during the first six months of America’s entry into World War II.
(Above TBD-1 is dropping a Mark XIII torpedo during training exercises, Oct. 20, 1941)
Above photo illustrates Radioman, Chapter 11 ("The Aircraft Carrier"), page 95
Source of Photo: National Archives, # 80-G-19231-A
