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[Rogue]

[Orval Fairbairn[_2_]]

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(Rogue) wrote:

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If the artist meant to represent VT-8 at Midway, he should have painted
TBDs, not TBF/TBMs!

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[Orval Fairbairn[_2_]]

In article >,
Sj > wrote:

> On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:28:19 -0400, Orval Fairbairn
> > wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> > (Rogue) wrote:
> >
> >> begin 644 KoderaCraig-OnlyOneSurvived-sj.jpg
> >> [Image]
> >>
> >> end
> >
> >If the artist meant to represent VT-8 at Midway, he should have painted
> >TBDs, not TBF/TBMs!
>
> This is what is said about the painting, as found on the web:
>
> "The Battle of Midway was the turning point of World War II
> in the Pacific, leading to eventual Allied victory. At the very
> start of that fateful conflict came this ominous confrontation.
> At 7:00 A.M. on June 4,1942, Grumman TBF Avengers of the
> VT-8 squadron on their maiden combat flight were attacked
> by Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters. A-T-I was the only
> Avenger to survive the encounter. American Airlines First Officer
> and top aviation artist Craig Kodera honors all the courageous
> men who fought and died that day in Only One Survived, a
> limited edition fine art print countersigned by the two U.S.
> Navy airmen who lived."
>
> Sj

Somehow, I missed the fact that Midway was the inaugural for the
Avenger. Almost al of the story has been focused on the Devastators of
VT-8.

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