Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Never knew this. During WWII to eliminate the risk of an aircraft carrier being sunk off the east or west coast of the U.S. by a submarine while training pilots, the Navy built two aircraft carriers for use on the Great Lakes. What makes them so unique is that they were paddle wheelers. (Red arrow.) One of the famous graduates of the Wolverine was future President George Bush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 They were passenger ships converted for this purpose. There is a F4F wildcat in O'Hare airport, came off the bottom of Lake Michigan. Apparently there are a lot of them down there. Great Lakes Navy base is right there also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 And her sister ship the USS Sable https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Wolverine_(IX-64) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 I had a teacher who was a B26 pilot instructor at Southeast Air Base (Later named MacDill) during WWII. He said their motto was, “One a day in Tampa Bay” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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