Lt. Ted Hutchins of Port Charlotte, Fla. climbs out of his Kingfisher spotter-plane after coming back aboard the Battleship South Dakota off Okinawa in World War II. Ensign Stark, in the back cockpit, had just been rescued after his Hellcat fighter plane was shot down. Jan. 22, 1945
Besides the ignominy of having a (superior) Hellcat shot out from under you, dying in the ocean, being eaten by sharks - I'm sure that he was more than thrilled when that Kingfisher showed up.
ReplyDeleteBoy, that Kingfisher sure looks like it could use a serious overhaul.
ReplyDeleteGuess not much can be done on the tail-end of a Battleship!
Impressive things done "merely" as a matter of duty. "Just doin my job".
ReplyDeleteWe are privileged to be their heirs; may we prove worthy...
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