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I've been looking for any additional photos of this large flyover. Anyone have additional photos ... I believe my father was a part of this flyover, so I'm trying to do research. I finally got his logbooks sent to me and some logs are difficult to read and understand. Anyone have an idea of what aircraft were involved? what carriers? etc.

here's all the photos I could find and additional info.

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/even ... /js-8i.htm

AG-83 USS Essex VF-83, VBF-83, VB-83 & VT-83.
Buzzing of the emperor's palace was stricly prohibited but Ed Schiess of VBF-83 lead his flight of F4Us in a seriouys off wing abreast loops and formation rolls at arout 1000'.
Also AG-88 USS Yorktown and AG-12 off the Randolph I believe.

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VT-88 off the Yorktown took part.

Well, I really have some research to do now. I don't believe my father was a part of any of those carriers or air groups. Very frustrating to do research that far back with what I have. I'll keep hacking away though. Still, I'm surprised that there are not a treasure of photos out there of this event. Seems there would have been several photographers at that time.

A good friend of mine was in a helldiver from the U.S.S Essex. VB-83. Pretty cool to see those photos and know he was in it. I will show these to him.

Hellcat, can you post a scan from your dad's logbook from Aug
and Sept '45 ??

Certainly I will, do you have a plan? Feel free to PM me as well.

Small world. I also had a friend from VB-83 flying a Helldiver. Ens. Len Plog who was from Hood River, OR and now lives in TX at last contact. Len also scored one of the first kills in Korea on day 1 flying a F9F with VF-51

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Ill see if Ernest Hutto knew the man. I have scrolled through his logbook on sevreal occasions. Very cool. Mr. Hutto got out in 1947 I belive. He was an instructor in tbf avengers after the war.

Just sent you a PM, give a call when you can ....