Monday, April 25, 2022

The Original Flattop

 


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  1. I did not realize, until a few years ago, that during WWII, Lake Michigan was used a as pilot training ground for carrier flight. Flattops on Lake Michigan would've been cool to see.

    https://www.history.navy.mil/research/underwater-archaeology/sites-and-projects/aircraft-wrecksites/aircraft-wrecks-in-lake-michigan.html#:~:text=The%20Navy%20thought%20the%20Lake%20Michigan%20area%2C%20because,from%20the%20decks%20of%20Sable%20and%20Wolverine.%202

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    1. Which is why there a bunch of Navy aircaft at the bottom of Lake Michigan.

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  2. I wonder how they take off and land around those masts...

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    1. Gotta get GOOD!

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    2. The masts and smoke stacks fold over to create safety net supports. When erected they did duty as ship's lights and antennas.

      All the planes are up on the flight deck in this picture, as there was a single elevator to take them down below. This was a parade-shot rather than operational, as they would not have been usable masts up and all on top.

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  3. First in line has it the hardest....

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  4. USS Langley was the first U.S.N. flattop. The first ever flattop was HMS Argus.

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