CURTISS HISTORY
THE FOLLOWING ARE WEB SITES THAT TELL ABOUT THE CURTISS AND HER HISTORY: AND OTHER INFORMATION
USS CORPUS CHRISTI BAY
A MAGNIFICENT GHOST FROM AN HONORABLE PAST
NARA CASUALTY RECORDS OF THE KAMIKAZE ATTACK JUNE 21,1945
Attached is Japanese photo taken right after first torpedo hits battleship
row. Position of Curtiss and Tangier is noted.
This Japanese photo was taken a few seconds after the previous one.
It shows the blast from the second torpedo, with water from the first still
in the air. Also the Curtiss and Tangier.
This photo was taken shortly after a Japanese plane crashed into the
Curitss's starboard boathouse crane on 7 December 1941. This
crane could not be repaired and was removed prior to 1 January 1942.
That is one way to date Curtiss photos. 3 cranes prior to 7 December 1941
and 2 cranes after 7 December 1941.
My only connection with the Curtiss is that I spent two years on the
CURRITUCK (AV-7) and did a book on short histories and
photographs of all 17 large seaplane tenders. I have attached a second photo
of AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NO DRILL that was
recieved by Commander Scouting Force Pacific, who was aboard the
USS WRIGHT (AV-1) inbound to Pearl Harbor from Midway Island
Sent to me by Steve Eakin
sseakin@earthlink.net
PHOTO DAMAGE OF THE CURTISS KAMIKAZE ATTACK , 06/21/1945
SLIDESHOW, CLICK ON ANY PHOTO TO STOP AND READ ,THEN START SHOW AGAIN BY CLICKING UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF PHOTO.
KAMIKAZE SURVIVORS,2007, CLICK ON PHOTO.
NEW
NEW
PHOTOS donated by John Daraban
Kamikaze attack.
THE TRUE STORY OF THE DOLITTLE RAIDS by JONNA DOLITTLE HOPPES
Click on Plate
Builders Plate
USS Curtiss Hull # 418
NYSB Corp. 1940
