New & Unpublished Java Sea Battle Pics - Aircraft of World War II

ColesAircraft · 11-10-2007, 11:52 PM

I actually have had these in an album for some time, and thought they were of the Coral Sea Battle.

Some pictures are, but I was amazed to discover many Java Sea pictures among them!

I only know of one or two Java Sea Battle pictures out there, as losses were so heavy among Allied personnel (and cameras).

I added several of them online at javaseabattle

- Ron Cole

Photo caption: Here we see HMS Exeter being blasted by IJN Nachi!

Wildcat · 11-10-2007, 11:57 PM

Excellent Ron! Thanks for sharing them.

Wayne Little · 11-11-2007, 03:13 AM

Top stuff Ron thanks.

Gnomey · 11-11-2007, 04:29 AM

Excellent Ron! Thanks for those.

Wurger · 11-11-2007, 05:04 AM

Really nice stuff.THX for sharing.

Micdrow · 11-11-2007, 05:10 AM

Many Thanks Ron!!!!!!

ToughOmbre · 11-11-2007, 07:34 AM

Great

Many thanks.

TO

Marcel · 11-11-2007, 11:08 AM

Quite some of my countrymen died in that battle

Thanks for the pics!

johnbr · 11-11-2007, 02:34 PM

Great stuff.

ccheese · 11-11-2007, 08:10 PM

Great pic's, Ron... Thanks for sharing...

Charles

Walter Pamuar · 09-05-2008, 03:50 AM

Hi Ron,

Nice photos you have there but, sadly, and no offense meant from a forum newcomer, but for historically accuracy you should realize that the photos are NOT taken during the Battle of the Java Sea (27th Feb 1942) and that you have them miscaptioned.

For instance, re the captions;

The photo imbedded in your post is actually Exeter being bombed by Japanese aircraft on the 15th February 1942 during her sortie through the Gasper Strait, not shelled by HIJMS Nachi.

And the photos on the linked web page are as follows.

The photo entitled ‘The end of HNLMS Java’ actually shows bombs from Japanese aircraft falling around Java, on the 15th February 1942, during the so-called ‘Gasper Strait sortie’, not the torp hit that sank her (which happened late at night, i.e. almost midnight on 27th Feb 1942.)

The photo entitled ‘HMS Electra in her death throes’ is actually the Dutch destroyer HNLMS Van Ghent aground in the Gasper Strait (and yes, in her death throes) on 15th February 1942.

The two photos entitled ‘HMS Exeter under fire from the Japanese cruiser Nachi’ are actually Exeter being bombed by Japanese aircraft on the 15th February 1942 during her sortie through the Gasper Strait.

For the record the Allied Fleet did not encounter any Japanese ships on this sortie.

The photos of Exeter and Java are believed to have been taken from HMAS Hobart and copies of same are actually available from the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia.

Regards,
Wally P.

Wayne Little · 09-05-2008, 04:37 AM

Interesting stuff! thanks for the info!

lesofprimus · 09-05-2008, 05:33 AM

Sounds like someone just got busted....

Matt308 · 09-05-2008, 07:46 PM

...or schooled.

Coles can you provide some background of the provenance of your pics?

syscom3 · 09-05-2008, 08:02 PM

11-10-2007, 11:57 PM	#2
Wildcat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queensland Posts: 4,764	Excellent Ron! Thanks for sharing them. __________________

11-11-2007, 04:29 AM	#4
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 16,520	Excellent Ron! Thanks for those. __________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr

11-11-2007, 05:04 AM	#5
Wurger Siggy Master Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 15,996	Really nice stuff.THX for sharing. __________________

11-11-2007, 05:10 AM	#6
Micdrow “Archive” Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 5,222	Many Thanks Ron!!!!!! __________________ "Valor does not mean Hero."

11-11-2007, 07:34 AM	#7
ToughOmbre Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 3,533	Great Many thanks. TO __________________ *“Let's get Enterprise* and Hornet turned into the wind."**

11-11-2007, 03:13 AM	#3
Wayne Little Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust. Posts: 14,820	Top stuff Ron thanks.

11-11-2007, 11:08 AM	#8
Marcel Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Dordrecht Posts: 4,050	Quite some of my countrymen died in that battle Thanks for the pics! __________________ "To attack 36 aircraft on your own was rather much" - Jan Linzel, D.XXI pilot.

11-11-2007, 02:34 PM	#9
johnbr Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: London Ontario Canada Posts: 303	Great stuff.

11-11-2007, 08:10 PM	#10
ccheese Older Than Dirt Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia Posts: 7,988	Great pic's, Ron... Thanks for sharing... Charles __________________ Good people sleep peacefully in their beds at night, only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." George Orwell

09-05-2008, 03:50 AM	#11
Walter Pamuar Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4	Hi Ron, Nice photos you have there but, sadly, and no offense meant from a forum newcomer, but for historically accuracy you should realize that the photos are NOT taken during the Battle of the Java Sea (27th Feb 1942) and that you have them miscaptioned. For instance, re the captions; The photo imbedded in your post is actually Exeter being bombed by Japanese aircraft on the 15th February 1942 during her sortie through the Gasper Strait, not shelled by HIJMS Nachi. And the photos on the linked web page are as follows. The photo entitled ‘The end of HNLMS Java’ actually shows bombs from Japanese aircraft falling around Java, on the 15th February 1942, during the so-called ‘Gasper Strait sortie’, not the torp hit that sank her (which happened late at night, i.e. almost midnight on 27th Feb 1942.) The photo entitled ‘HMS Electra in her death throes’ is actually the Dutch destroyer HNLMS Van Ghent aground in the Gasper Strait (and yes, in her death throes) on 15th February 1942. The two photos entitled ‘HMS Exeter under fire from the Japanese cruiser Nachi’ are actually Exeter being bombed by Japanese aircraft on the 15th February 1942 during her sortie through the Gasper Strait. For the record the Allied Fleet did not encounter any Japanese ships on this sortie. The photos of Exeter and Java are believed to have been taken from HMAS Hobart and copies of same are actually available from the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia. Regards, Wally P.

09-05-2008, 04:37 AM	#12
Wayne Little Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust. Posts: 14,820	Interesting stuff! thanks for the info! __________________

09-05-2008, 05:33 AM	#13
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09-05-2008, 07:46 PM	#14
Matt308 aka Dickcheese Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State Posts: 14,008	...or schooled. Coles can you provide some background of the provenance of your pics? __________________ "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the [U.S.] Marines don't have that problem." -- Ronald Reagan Master of Duplicate Posts

09-05-2008, 08:02 PM	#15
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