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Following the other clips suggested on the side leads to some other very interesting footage.

On the other hand, you have to be careful about the subject discussed and the footage. Like all 'productions' many are a mix of footage from different periods to 'illustrate' the subject. For example, in 'The Lost Evidence: Guadalcanal", the marines disembarking have the future mixed-camo style helmets. Definitely NOT Guadalcanal footage...

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

ORIGINAL: Brady
For some time I thought that the evidance in the Enterprise atack referanced above showed that the Valls had droped a 60 kg bomb, but load out records from the strike show all 250 kg weapons were carried by the Vals.

In other words.....

I WAS RIGHT!!!!!!! BOOOOOO YA!!!!!!!.............. TTTHHHPPPFFTTTTT!!!!!!

you owe me beer.

[:'(]

Ya- no, I may of been wrong is all....[:)]

Just finished reading I think chapter V, The Battle of the Eastern Solomons, Vol. 5, S.E. Morisons History of the U.S. Navy in WW II last night. After all what else was there to do it was -29 F. outside. Anyway the hit on the 5" gun gallery was the second hit that went into the 5" galleries powder magazine killing all 38 in the gallery and a photographer filming the dive bombers dropping in on the ship. The first hit (30 seconds prior to the second not shown) penetrated down to the third deck killing 35 and starting several fires, the largest put out by a broken fire main. That is probably when the SBD bounced over the side. The third hit closest the the camera was defective and was a lower order detonation thus the lack of penetration and damage. Excellent footage. Be nice to see the first part. May have to dig around on the web and see what is out there.

I correct myself. The SBD bouncing over the side was film from the Battle of Santa Cruz. And twice I correct myself; it was chapter IV not V.
Sorry.

"Note: According to the original photo caption, this explosion killed the photographer, Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Robert F. Read. However, Morison's "History of U.S. Naval Operations in World War II" (volume 5, page 97) states that Read was killed by the bomb that had earlier hit the after starboard 5"/38 gun gallery, which can be seen burning in the upper left. Morison further states that the bomb seen here exploded with a low order detonation, inflicting only minor damage."


If he had been killed by the earlier bomb hit, wouldn't that have made it rather difficult to take a photo of the later one?
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Here's a video of the Enterprise as she left the docks after her last upgrade.


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ORIGINAL: bradfordkay

"Note: According to the original photo caption, this explosion killed the photographer, Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Robert F. Read. However, Morison's "History of U.S. Naval Operations in World War II" (volume 5, page 97) states that Read was killed by the bomb that had earlier hit the after starboard 5"/38 gun gallery, which can be seen burning in the upper left. Morison further states that the bomb seen here exploded with a low order detonation, inflicting only minor damage."


If he had been killed by the earlier bomb hit, wouldn't that have made it rather difficult to take a photo of the later one?
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There were two photographers, the others name escapes me as I'm at work and can not look it up right now. He is named in the same chapter though.