SOC Seagulls at war (12-7-41)
Sun Jan 25, 2009 3:08 pm
I used to study Pearl Harbor and figured maybe some of you would enjoy some of these small facts. More posts to come soon.
Enjoy and comments welcomed,
Nathan
On December 7th 1941 two SOC Seagulls took off from USS Northampton. During thier flight the SOC's accountered a Japanese A6M2 Zero. A small dog fight developed. At the end of the air combat both SOC's were damaged but survived. The A6M2 was also damaged by the SOC's rear gunners. The Zero returned to its carrier.
'This event is commemorated on the Marshell Islands stamp collection'.
Enjoy and comments welcomed,
Nathan
On December 7th 1941 two SOC Seagulls took off from USS Northampton. During thier flight the SOC's accountered a Japanese A6M2 Zero. A small dog fight developed. At the end of the air combat both SOC's were damaged but survived. The A6M2 was also damaged by the SOC's rear gunners. The Zero returned to its carrier.
'This event is commemorated on the Marshell Islands stamp collection'.
Last edited by Nathan on Sun Jan 25, 2009 7:42 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:32 pm
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Re: SOC Seagalls at war (12-7-41)
Sun Jan 25, 2009 7:32 pm
Never knew that. I second the observation, imagine flying in thinking about time off on Hotel Street and wham some strange airplane starts shooting at you.
On December 7th 1941 two SOC Seagulls took off from USS Northampton. During thier flight the SOC's accountered a Japanese A6M2 Zero. A small dog fight developed. At the end of the air combat both SOC's were damaged but survived. The A6M2 was also damaged by the SOC's rear gunners. The Zero returned to its carrier.
'This event is commemorated on the Marshell Islands stamp collection'.[/quote]
On December 7th 1941 two SOC Seagulls took off from USS Northampton. During thier flight the SOC's accountered a Japanese A6M2 Zero. A small dog fight developed. At the end of the air combat both SOC's were damaged but survived. The A6M2 was also damaged by the SOC's rear gunners. The Zero returned to its carrier.
'This event is commemorated on the Marshell Islands stamp collection'.[/quote]
Sun Jan 25, 2009 7:38 pm
The USS Northampton:
On 7 December 1941, Northampton was at sea with the USS Enterprise task force.
On 7 December 1941, Northampton was at sea with the USS Enterprise task force.