Subdeacon Joe Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 View of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVB-41), mid-1946. She used the propeller thrust of 32 of the embarked Vought F4U-4 Corsairs to swing the carrier. This was first used by USS Randolph (CV-15) off Guam in June 1945 when the proximity of dangerous shoals and heavy harbor traffic made it impossible for the carrier to turn around under her own power. Randolph's commanding officer, Captain Felix L. Baker, ordered that 5 aircraft each be placed on the port bow and the starboard quarter, facing inward. As the props of the starboard planes turned at cruising speed, the carrier's bow turned to the left so that the carrier's port bow caught the trade wind. Since then this method was occasionally used in the U.S. Navy as an emergency procedure (and named "Operation Pinwheel"). US Navy All Hands Magazine - June 1946 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 I wonder how quickly this can be performed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Necessity is the mother of invention! 119881005_3299308600123629_951544606543307379_n.mp4 Scene from the movie "The Bridges of Toko-Ri". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 About 1:36 he says “we won’t have any propeller planes left”. Was there any other type? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share Posted December 5, 2023 6 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: About 1:36 he says “we won’t have any propeller planes left”. Was there any other type? F9F Panther. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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