February 17th 1944 - During Operation Hailstone aircraft from the nine aircraft carriers of...20/2/2017 Battleship USS Iowa Museum originally shared:
February 17th, 1944 - During Operation Hailstone, aircraft from the nine aircraft carriers of Task Force 58 attack the Japanese fleet at Truk. During the 2-day strike, 33 Japanese vessels are destroyed and nine more damaged.
#navyhistoryoftheday #WW2 via John Currin (JC - Ex RNZN) - Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/2m2twWj Circa 1932-1934 seen from the USS Saratoga (CV-3) the USS Langley (CV-1) USS Lexington (CV-2)...20/2/2017 Malcolm Torres originally shared:
Circa 1932-1934, seen from the USS Saratoga (CV-3), the USS Langley (CV-1), USS Lexington (CV-2) and USS Hulbert (DD-342) conduct annual fleet operations.
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USS Wichita (CA-45) rides out a winter storm off Iceland in 1941
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The SMS Kaiser
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