DONE: SBD-3 Dauntless "White 5", Swede Vejtasa, USS Yorktown CV-5, 1942, Group Build - Page 6 - Aircraft of World War II

Lucky13 · 06-07-2009, 06:23 AM

Riiiight... Have done some grafting today, adding the interior and touching up the paint of the same. Pics later today (I hope).

Lucky13 · 06-07-2009, 07:27 AM

A bit more wear and tear...working on it, fun to learn!

Lucky13 · 06-07-2009, 07:43 AM

That night, all night, the destroyers chased Japs subs. On the decks of the destroyers, underneath the stars, were piled dead and wounded bodies. Survivors of the Yorktown watched the hulk of their ship still floating through the night. Perhaps she could still be saved?
But at dawn, salvage was seen to be impossible. The ship had a terrible list to port.
Said Captain Buckmaster, "Her flightdeck was in the water, Her battle flags were still flying. We hadn't taken them down."
At 6.30 a.m. all hands on the patrolling destroyers were called on deck.
"Come on topside," somebody said to Chief Wright, "and see your ship go down." Gradually the Yorktown was settling. There was no comotion, no fire. Nobody said anything. She was going stern first.
Taps sounded out across the water from all the destroyers.
Sailors, lining the rails, raised their hands in salute.
At 7.01 a.m. the Yorktown sank. It was June 7, six months to the hour after the first shot at Pearl Harbor.

From Life magazine, November 16th, 1942....

Catch22 · 06-07-2009, 11:21 AM

Looks good Jan!

Wow, it's the anniversary of that today? Didn't know that!

vikingBerserker · 06-07-2009, 11:25 AM

Very nice!

Lucky13 · 06-07-2009, 11:56 AM

Cheers lads....

Yup! Yorktown sunk 67 years ago.

ozhawk40 · 06-07-2009, 08:01 PM

Great detail work in the cockpit Jan - real neat.

Cheers

Peter

Lucky13 · 06-07-2009, 08:06 PM

Cheers Peter...appreciated!

Airframes · 06-07-2009, 08:14 PM

Nice work old chap, get yourelf a dram.

Lucky13 · 06-08-2009, 05:10 AM

Much obliged dear boy!

109ROAMING · 06-08-2009, 05:16 AM

Nice weathering!

Lucky13 · 06-08-2009, 07:34 AM

Cheers mate!

Wayne Little · 06-08-2009, 08:30 AM

Done good Jan!

Lucky13 · 06-08-2009, 12:34 PM

Thank you Wayne!

Lucky13 · 06-08-2009, 02:23 PM

Still needs a tad of a touch up....

06-07-2009, 06:23 AM	#76
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,121	Riiiight... Have done some grafting today, adding the interior and touching up the paint of the same. Pics later today (I hope). __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

06-07-2009, 07:27 AM	#77
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,121	A bit more wear and tear...working on it, fun to learn! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

06-07-2009, 07:43 AM	#78
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,121	That night, all night, the destroyers chased Japs subs. On the decks of the destroyers, underneath the stars, were piled dead and wounded bodies. Survivors of the Yorktown watched the hulk of their ship still floating through the night. Perhaps she could still be saved? But at dawn, salvage was seen to be impossible. The ship had a terrible list to port. Said Captain Buckmaster, "Her flightdeck was in the water, Her battle flags were still flying. We hadn't taken them down." At 6.30 a.m. all hands on the patrolling destroyers were called on deck. "Come on topside," somebody said to Chief Wright, "and see your ship go down." Gradually the Yorktown was settling. There was no comotion, no fire. Nobody said anything. She was going stern first. Taps sounded out across the water from all the destroyers. Sailors, lining the rails, raised their hands in salute. At 7.01 a.m. the Yorktown sank. It was June 7, six months to the hour after the first shot at Pearl Harbor. From Life magazine, November 16th, 1942.... __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

06-07-2009, 11:21 AM	#79
Catch22 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,293	Looks good Jan! Wow, it's the anniversary of that today? Didn't know that! __________________

06-07-2009, 11:25 AM	#80
vikingBerserker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,722	Very nice! __________________ "Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it" "Those who dwell in the past, condemn the future"

06-07-2009, 11:56 AM	#81
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,121	Cheers lads.... Yup! Yorktown sunk 67 years ago. __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

06-07-2009, 08:01 PM	#82
ozhawk40 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Live on the Oz West Coast - Perth Posts: 438	Great detail work in the cockpit Jan - real neat. Cheers Peter

06-07-2009, 08:06 PM	#83
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,121	Cheers Peter...appreciated! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

06-07-2009, 08:14 PM	#84
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9,030	Nice work old chap, get yourelf a dram. __________________

06-08-2009, 05:10 AM	#85
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,121	Much obliged dear boy! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

06-08-2009, 05:16 AM	#86
109ROAMING Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 4,978	Nice weathering! __________________ "When all else fails read the manual"

06-08-2009, 07:34 AM	#87
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,121	Cheers mate! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

06-08-2009, 08:30 AM	#88
Wayne Little Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust. Posts: 12,487	Done good Jan! __________________

06-08-2009, 12:34 PM	#89
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,121	Thank you Wayne! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

06-08-2009, 02:23 PM	#90
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,121	Still needs a tad of a touch up.... __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

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