We sunk 1, critically disabled another, and I've heard we killed a whale.Sent from my HTC U11 life using Tapatalk
We sunk 1, critically disabled another, and I've heard we killed a whale.
Quote from: Sriracha on April 10, 2018, 08:32:10 PMWe sunk 1, critically disabled another, and I've heard we killed a whale.More like, we have no evidence for sinking any submarines other than lore. Critically disabled another is debatable with shaky evidence to no evidence to support it. But we most definitely dropped bombs.
Thank you, I wasn't aware. I figured it was a bit of a tall tale. But, in regards to dropping bombs, we definitely did. Actually, I beleive one of the squadrons by the shore here in NJ has it featured on their squadron patch.
Also, they were not flying Cessnas at the time... but now I'm just quibbling...
We sunk 1, critically disabled another, and I've heard we killed a whale. Sent from my HTC U11 life using Tapatalk
Quote from: Sriracha on April 10, 2018, 08:32:10 PMWe sunk 1, critically disabled another, and I've heard we killed a whale. Sent from my HTC U11 life using TapatalkWhen I was a cadet in New Jersey in 1974 I actually got to know the pilot who did that.So we did have at least one confirmed kill.
Quote from: MacGruff on April 10, 2018, 10:42:49 PMAlso, they were not flying Cessnas at the time... but now I'm just quibbling... Actually, according to documents I've seen, there were a few Cessnas out there, too.
Quote from: SarDragon on April 11, 2018, 02:30:10 AMQuote from: MacGruff on April 10, 2018, 10:42:49 PMAlso, they were not flying Cessnas at the time... but now I'm just quibbling... Actually, according to documents I've seen, there were a few Cessnas out there, too.I thought those were L-4 grasshoppers and piper cubs, as I know those were widely used, but I'm not sure. Sent from my HTC U11 life using Tapatalk
Quote from: Sriracha on April 11, 2018, 02:35:32 AMQuote from: SarDragon on April 11, 2018, 02:30:10 AMQuote from: MacGruff on April 10, 2018, 10:42:49 PMAlso, they were not flying Cessnas at the time... but now I'm just quibbling... Actually, according to documents I've seen, there were a few Cessnas out there, too.I thought those were L-4 grasshoppers and piper cubs, as I know those were widely used, but I'm not sure. Sent from my HTC U11 life using TapatalkIn the stuff I slogging through now, there is more mention of Stinsons and Wacos than anything else. They were faster, and had farther range than the Pipers (L-4 = military designation of the J-3 Cub). Load capacity was also a factor.
NONE of these planes were designed to carry ordnance of any kind. "Good olde American ingenuity" was used to design bomb racks and other related devices to allow the flyers to accomplish their mission. If you go to the link I posted above, and surf around a bit, you will find several (many?) hours worth of reading on the Coastal Patrol effort.