| Caption | Typhoon damage carrier USS Bennington (0:00-1:38) and aircraft launching over the stern from typhoon damaged USS Hornet (Essex-class; 1:38-3:17), 6 Jun 1945. ww2dbase | ||||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 6 Jun 1945 | ||||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Pacific Ocean | ||||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||||
| Added Date | 29 Apr 2020 | ||||||||||
| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". |
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Both Hornet and Bennington had their flight decks damaged in a typhoon southeast of Japan 5 Jun 1945. The first part of this video shows damage to the Bennington with one plane taking off over the bow. The rest of the video shows Fighting Squadron VF-11 ‘Sundowners’ F6F Hellcats launching over Hornet’s stern as the ship steamed in reverse at 18.5 knots. This was the only operational use of this capability even though it was built into the specifications for the Essex-class.