Thursday, October 21, 2021

then, and now. Fighter planes from the USS Lexington, found by the Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen search team, in the Coral Sea

 

https://www.dailysabah.com/history/2018/03/06/sunken-wwii-us-aircraft-carrier-found-off-australian-coast

https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/takesabeating

1 comment:

  1. The top image is that of Lt. Edward “Butch” O’Hare, the guy Chicago's airport is named after. O’Hare was assigned to the Lex at the time of the photograph, and flew an extemporaneous, Congressional Medal of Honor winning mission that accounts for the five kills on the side of his Wildcat.

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