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Originally Posted by Aktungbby
Actually one of the greatest disinformations of WWII was the announcement by FDR that the Doolittle raid had been launched from our secret base in "Shangri La" based on the novel of the same name. As a result, the Nipponese spent time looking for this place and to prevent a repetition of the raid and embarrassment to the devine emporer, held back two carriers in the Midway operation. Hence the aircraft carrier USS Shangri La...Has any one viewed http://www.msichicago.org/whats-here...its/u-505/-23k on the moving of u550 to a new location?  |
I was in VA-83 on USS Shangri-La (CVA-38) in 1968 for its last cruise as a CVA carrier. After that cruise I believe it was designated as a CVS carrier for hunting subs. A year or so after that they had a really bad flight deck fire that pretty much ended the "Shangs" career. It was later taken over seas and broken up for scrap metal. At least that's how I remember it.