San Diego, CA
San Diego, CA
Posted on Aug 8, 2020
This Navy Ship Is Taxiing WWII Warbirds to Hawaii
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A U.S. Navy warship that typically sees F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and MV-22B Osprey tiltrotors crowding her flight deck is carrying a cargo of vintage airplanes instead.
The amphibious assault ship USS Essex is making the trip from San Diego to Pearl Harbor with 14 World War II fighters, bombers, and trainers aboard, all scheduled to take part in a commemoration of World War II in the Pacific.
The amphibious assault ship USS Essex is making the trip from San Diego to Pearl Harbor with 14 World War II fighters, bombers, and trainers aboard, all scheduled to take part in a commemoration of World War II in the Pacific.
This Navy Ship Is Taxiing WWII Warbirds to Hawaii
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Hawaii
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WWII World War Two
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Pearl Harbor
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This reminds me of coincidence of the fire on board the USS Forestal in 1967 that sent the carrier limping back to Pearl Harbor for repairs and the filming of Tora Tora Tora. Imagine the happy film producers who unexpectedly had plenty of Navy aviators on hand to fly the WWII warbirds for the filming...
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