[ARC5] A.R.C. engineer visit to COMAIRPAC, Pearl Harbor Dec 1942

[Robert Eleazer]

Interesting document!

It brings to mind a book I recommend to everyone, "The Unknown Battle of Midway.  It describes what really happened in that battle.

The F4F Wildcats from the USS Hornet that escorted the carrier's SBD dive bombers turned back when their fuel got too low to continue.  They were unable to find the carrier and all ditched.  You have to wonder what the problem was with the homing system they presumably had.  Were they too busy talking on the radio to use it?  

The Enterprise F4F Wildcats accidentally followed VT-8, the Hornet's TBD torpedo bombers, instead of their own.  Unlike the rest of the Hornet Air Group, VT-8 broke off on a different course and found the IJN fleet. But the Enterprise F4F's were not on the same frequency as VT-8 and as a result circled the IJN fleet until they were too low on fuel to continue, and then finally announced they were over the IJN and were breaking off to head home. 

Wayne
WB5WSV      

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