coal fired paddlewheeler carriers in WW2? yep sho nuff!

discusdad

June 03, 2020 08:05

located in the Great lakes,  trained over 10,000 naval aviators for carrier duty,  lsnfing signsl officers too! 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bZFMY-FySU

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  Horse Plains Drifter

  June 03, 2020 12:50

  That's really cool, thanks for sharing that link!

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  select-fire

  June 03, 2020 16:56

  Great Article
  

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  savage170

  June 03, 2020 17:04

    
  

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  BobJudy

  June 03, 2020 17:22

  That is something I had forgotten. Thanks for the memory jog. Michigan still has a coal fired ferry, S.S. Badger, running across lake Michigan. Last one in the country. Bob

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  jimdeere

  June 03, 2020 21:31

  thanks, that was very interesting.

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  armilite

  June 04, 2020 00:20

  I saw that there story on PBS about 6 months ago, it was very good.

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