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Old 01-19-2012, 12:53 AM
WTE_Galway WTE_Galway is offline
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Originally Posted by F19_Klunk View Post
VB-17 on USS Bunker Hill attacking Rabaul in -43



Something not quite right there.

Those air group markings belong to CV 9 (Essex).

CV 17 (Bunker Hill) had a vertical arrow.

Also (despite being popular with model kit makers) the geometric identifications were only used for a very short period in 1945 so the '43 date is way out.



Last edited by WTE_Galway; 01-19-2012 at 04:27 AM.
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