Remarkable! So many men easily recognizable! Great to put this out there, both for history, and for families to make that fantastic discovery of their father or grandfather’s or father-in-law’s service.
This is great to see. My father served on the USS Hollandia, CVE-97. We would love to see any films including that ship if found. Thanks for this work!
@@VMTB143Mike They did. They were called PBJ-1C/D/J/H (Naval/Marine variants of the B-25C/D/J/H) One PBJ-1H was modified to operate from a carrier, and it performed trials aboard the USS Shangri-La, an Essex class carrier, but the navy didn't go any further with it than that.) The PBJ-1s flew from land bases, and were used in the maritime attack role mainly.
I can’t help but wonder if one of the new, tri-color PBJ-1J’s is Bureau Number 64975 which my father ferried from Pearl Harbor (Ewa) to the Philippines. He and the other pilot were stopped at either Midway or Guam when they learned the war had ended.
Good question! Maybe someone knowledgeable will chime in. My guess is that they flew them onboard if they were at sea. If the ship was damaged then likely via cranes at the repair site. I will look through the ship and squadron diaries to see if there are any clues there.
Remarkable! So many men easily recognizable! Great to put this out there, both for history, and for families to make that fantastic discovery of their father or grandfather’s or father-in-law’s service.
That is what got me started...seeing my Father in Law and his friends in these films. Amazing history!
This is great to see. My father served on the USS Hollandia, CVE-97. We would love to see any films including that ship if found. Thanks for this work!
Love it. My father served aboard CVE-106 post ww2.
Thanks! There are many more to come...I am limited on the number of HiRes films that I can purchase per year.
th-cam.com/video/U7qkTMtvJOo/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=WW2MarineCarrierAviation
Here it is.
6:30 I never knew the Marines were operating B-25s with radars on the starboard wingtips. Very cool!
Marine and Navy designation for B-25 was PBJ. Patrol bomber. J was the identification for North American
I wonder if the Marines operated them or were just transporting them...
@@VMTB143Mike They did. They were called PBJ-1C/D/J/H (Naval/Marine variants of the B-25C/D/J/H)
One PBJ-1H was modified to operate from a carrier, and it performed trials aboard the USS Shangri-La, an Essex class carrier, but the navy didn't go any further with it than that.)
The PBJ-1s flew from land bases, and were used in the maritime attack role mainly.
I can’t help but wonder if one of the new, tri-color PBJ-1J’s is Bureau Number 64975 which my father ferried from Pearl Harbor (Ewa) to the Philippines. He and the other pilot were stopped at either Midway or Guam when they learned the war had ended.
Glade I was in the USAF.
A great film. How long would it take for a light carrier like this to get from the west coast to Pearl Harbor?
I have films of them loading aircraft onto the carrier at North Island, CA and then 7 days later arriving at Pearl Harbor.
Just a quick question, how did they resupply the carriers with planes after a conflict.
Good question! Maybe someone knowledgeable will chime in.
My guess is that they flew them onboard if they were at sea. If the ship was damaged then likely via cranes at the repair site. I will look through the ship and squadron diaries to see if there are any clues there.