How Did 100+ WW2 Warbirds End Up At The Bottom Of Lake Michigan?
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Discover the incredible story of over 100 WW2 aircraft lying at the bottom of Lake Michigan. This documentary unveils a little-known chapter of history, where the U.S. Navy transformed Lake Michigan into a vital training ground for carrier pilots. With rare footage and expert insights, learn how these planes ended up in the lake and the crucial role they played in turning the tide of the war.
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Most WW2 vets and others who've served in combat, have been and are pretty tight lipped about some of their greatest service to their countries. Many decades after the sinking of Yamato, this veteran pilot still felt the impact of participating in the deaths of so many enemy sailors. The exhilaration of victory in the moment, passes quickly. But the guilt and impact of taking lives, lasts the rest of their own.
Amazing tales , I did not know they had carriers on the Lakes ... I lived back there 11 years until 17 and left. Lived in Mount Pleasant , Mi. Middle of no where ~ 😀
In 1942, responding to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Navy converted two passenger steamships into aircraft carriers to train more than 15,000 pilots and 40,000 deck crews in the safety of Lake Michigan.
And only 100+ aircarft ended up at the bottom of Lake Michigan. Compared to the 15,000 pilots and the numerous sorties they did per pilot per aircraft. Let alone the percentage of mechanical issues, weather, and numerous other issues which could have led to the aircraft wrecks.
My father was born in 1937 and grew up in Winnetka. He used to talk about watching the carriers as a kid.
"Use a good condom!" Probably the best advice any Navy recruit ever got.
I was a active duty Marine 05-14. We were briefed by Navy Docs frequently the last couple years on STDs. We were told roughly "ONE IN FOUR" Sailors had STDs. I always thought about those stats when I was at the base strip.club or in the base pool doing swim qual.
Great docu. IIRC, there's an exhibit at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola paying tribute to how many of those aircraft were lost in the lake.
its a shame at least one of the lake carriers wasnt preserved as a museum. they were so consequential to the final victory.
I’m glad there are individuals and groups that can afford and are willing to contribute to saving and restoring these incredible pieces of history. Thank you.
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1988, my step dad, ( retired now ) was one the flight deck a carrier, and did shore duty in beeville, and got his arm broken in 2 places from an arrester cable breaking and snapping. He was working at the goliad air field , where the new navy pilots practiced touch n gos before sea duty.. NAS Chase Field, Beeville Tx. we lived on base housing and i went to FMC elementary.. we moved around as military kids, and i still did 20 yrs as a Marine myself.. those flight deck guys had steele in them.. very dangerous spot for sure!
Spectacular video loved this documentary. Very well done learned history I did not know. Thank you for sharing. It's because of our veterans that we have our freedoms. Thank God we have the US army us Marines us navy us air force us space force and merchant Marines .respectfully herr Dave blackburn.
I am glad they brought the aircraft up and restored them but they need to be flying not up on a rafter collecting dust what a bummer
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This is fascinating, I had never heard of this before, thanks for posting!
I am the only grandson of the See&Bee's last 1st mate John Carlson. I have all sorts of pictures of my grandfather, who unfortunately I never had the chance to know, since my grandfather passed away 11yrs before I was born in 74. My grandfather was born in 1901 in Norway and immigrated to Cleveland after his service in the merchant marine. I have tons of artifacts from the C&B. I wish there were still beautiful excursion ships that plyed the waters of the lakes.
(Not the small ones that sail them now) The SeeandBee was as elegant as they came..my grandfather's pictures don't lie.
Those bloody mussels...horrible things..
In 100 million years, zebra mussels and quagga mussels will form a layer of rock 100 feet thick around the world.
Outstanding video
Just a point they have found evidence of u boats getting into the great lakes
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Fake evidence, yes. There was a hoax about this a couple of years ago.
Too bad they did not save the Enterprise - what a terrible loss to be scrapped - greatest ship in history !
If only these pilots saw how much the world changed. They’d shit a brick and say what the fuck did I even fight for
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That’s not true that’s not the only war birdcage. There’s one other one that’s flying. I would know because when I was a kid here in Jacksonville Florida at her long airfield they had a birdcage Corsair by Roy Stafford so that’s not true and it’s flying so I don’t where you’re talking about but you got your inside wrong.
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