USS Indianapolis Rescue Aircraft?
Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:59 pm
wikipedia wrote:........it was not until 10:25 on August 2 that the survivors were accidentally sighted by pilot Lieutenant Wilber (Chuck) Gwinn and copilot Lieutenant Warren Colwell on a routine patrol flight.
Is there any record of what type of aircraft and BuNo. sighted the survivors?
Thanks
Shay
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Semper Fortis
Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:24 pm
If memeory serves it was Lockheed PV2...
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Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:06 pm
PV-1 Ventura or if you believe the movie an Albatross.
Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:46 pm
Yep found it.
VPB-152, PV-1, BuNo. 49538
Log entry:
http://www.amhf.org/images/Log_of_Sighting.gif
It's gotta feel good to save 317 lives
taken immediately after returning from sighting the survivors. Front row, l-r: Herbert Hickman, Joseph Johnson and William Hartman. Back row, l-r: Warren Colwell, Wilber Gwinn.
Shay
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Semper Fortis
VPB-152, PV-1, BuNo. 49538
Log entry:
http://www.amhf.org/images/Log_of_Sighting.gif
It's gotta feel good to save 317 lives
taken immediately after returning from sighting the survivors. Front row, l-r: Herbert Hickman, Joseph Johnson and William Hartman. Back row, l-r: Warren Colwell, Wilber Gwinn.
Shay
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Semper Fortis