Interesting WWII pics - Page 2

Sailor Steve · 11-26-12, 04:08 PM

That's General Billy Mitchell dropping a phosphorous bomb on USS Alabama, a preliminary to the sinking of SMS Ostfriesland, starting the tests that proved to an unbelieving US military that airplanes could indeed sink ships.
http://www.aerofiles.com/ostfriesland.html

And a lot of fun:
http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65...ks_World-War-I

Jimbuna · 11-26-12, 04:10 PM

Cheers Steve...saved old buna searching for an answer/explanation

Rockstar · 11-27-12, 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

That's General Billy Mitchell dropping a phosphorous bomb on USS Alabama, a preliminary to the sinking of SMS Ostfriesland, starting the tests that proved to an unbelieving US military that airplanes could indeed sink ships.
http://www.aerofiles.com/ostfriesland.html

And a lot of fun:
http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65...ks_World-War-I

Yep, happened right off of Tangier Virginia in the Chesapeake Bay. One can still see some steel poking out above the water at low tide.

11-26-12, 04:08 PM	#16
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	That's General Billy Mitchell dropping a phosphorous bomb on USS Alabama, a preliminary to the sinking of SMS Ostfriesland, starting the tests that proved to an unbelieving US military that airplanes could indeed sink ships. http://www.aerofiles.com/ostfriesland.html And a lot of fun: http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65...ks_World-War-I __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo Last edited by Sailor Steve; 11-26-12 at 04:22 PM.

11-26-12, 04:10 PM	#17
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Cheers Steve...saved old buna searching for an answer/explanation __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!