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#72
08-09-2010, 08:02 PM
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9th August 1945.
The B-29 "Bock's Car" drops the 2nd atomic bomb on Japan in 3 days which detonates above Nagasaki. Some triva.. Nagasaki was not its original target - the intended target city was Kokura, which escaped as the bomber was under orders to attack only a clear target and the city was shrouded in smog at the time. Nagasaki was the first alternative target city. 
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#74
08-15-2010, 08:51 PM
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August 15, 1945 - The Last Day of the War
On their way to bomb Japanese airfields in the interior of Japan, 4 Hellcats from VF-31 from the USS Belleau Wood were flying with 4 Hellcats from VF-49 from the USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) when they came across four British torpedo bomber aircraft being attacked by a group of 15 Zeros. This was very unusual as there had not been much enemy fighter resistance in the last month of the war as there were very few aircraft and fewer pilots remaining with the Japanese forces. The four fighters from VF-49 dropped down to engage the enemy aircraft while the pilots of VF-31 flew top cover. The pilots of VF-49 succeeded in downing 4 of the Zeros but were having difficulties from the other 11 so VF-31 dropped down and engaged the enemy aircraft and VF-49 flew top cover for a while. They switched back and forth until 12 of the enemy aircraft were shot down and the other 3 fled. Not one of the British torpedo planes or American fighter planes were lost or badly damaged in this engagement. Lt (jg) Ed Toaspern: Is credited with 2 aerial victories Lt. Jim Stewart: Is credited with 1 aerial victory 35 minutes after regrouping with the aircraft from VF-49 and heading once again for their assigned target, the division from VF-31 got word over the radio from the air officer aboard USS Belleau Wood to abort their mission and return to the carrier Belleau Wood as Japan had just surrendered and the war was over. All aircraft landed safely aboard. This may very well have been the last fighter to fighter aerial engagement of the war against Japan. Shortly after 1400 hours radar picked up a single unidentified contact closing on the fleet. Four divisions from VF-31 were flying CAP over the task force and were ordered to intercept. The aircraft was identified as Japanese "Judy" dive bomber and Admiral Halsey gave the order "To shoot down, not with hostility but with compassion". Ens. Clarence Moore fell in behind the Judy and with 2 short bursts from his F6F, set it on fire and it crashed into the ocean. This was the last aerial engagement of the war against Japan. A British pilot was captured that day, but executed in the evening, despite the war having ended. FRED HOCKLEY Sub-Lieutenant (A) H.M.S. Indefatigable, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve who died on Wednesday, 15th August 1945. Age 22. As an Officer in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve flying Seafires with 24 Wing with the Fleet Air Ann on H.M.S. Indefatigable he took off early on 15th August 1945 to attack airfields in the Tokyo Bay area of Japan. His aircraft was shot down, he parachuted to land near Higashimura. At midday that day the Emperor of Japan declared the war was officially over. Three senior officers nine hours later executed Fred. All three were later tried by a War Crimes Court in Hong Kong in May/June 1947. Colonel Tamura, Major Hirano were hanged in Sept.1947 and Captain Fujino sentenced to 15 Years imprisonment. Inexcusable barbaric act by these Japanese soldiers
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Last edited by bobbysocks; 08-15-2010 at 08:58 PM. Reason: more info
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#76
09-15-2010, 03:15 PM
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15th september 1940,two successive raids on london intended to destroy what the luftwaffe believed were the last remnants of fighter command.
The raid was repulsed with high casualties to the luftwaffe,on this day the germans realised that fighter command was still intact and that invasion was impossible. eric lock 41 squadron,hornchurch,20 kills during b.o.b
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#79
09-15-2010, 09:18 PM
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To all the fine boys who by the hand of God and sheer determination gave us the precious gift of liberty. Gentlemen ( we need a saluting emoticon )
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