[ Post a Response | The SteelNavy.Com Message Board ]
Posted by Gary Johnson on May 11, 2025, 15:15:59, in reply to "space for F4F-4s"
Pls recall that YORKTOWN returned to PH after Coral Sea for essential repairs. It possible that car in question was added at that time. The Doolittle raid restriction may not have been in effect for Midway. 
Previous Message
As I recall from reading the first volume of Lundstrom's "The First Team" about the USN carrier fighter squadrons from Pearl Harbor to Midway, space in the fleet carriers' hangars was in high demand in order to carry as many F4F-3s and F4F-4s (Doolittle mission and Midway) as possible. I am astonished a car made the cut, especially since the folding wing -4 Cat made it possible to carry more. Did Fletcher pull rank to get a car placed on the TO&E?
Responses