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Bennington aviators went after targets both at Tokyo and at Yokosuka, site of the large Japanese naval base. While their colleagues pounded Japan, pilots in Bennington ' s Combat Air Patrol (CAP) helped to protect TG 58.1 from air raids and shot down three intruders. On the negative side, her air group lost one plane to antiaircraft fire over ...
The damaged plane was flown by its pilot about 160 km back to its task group but had to crash land in the water. All crew members were rescued. VT-82 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 82 (CVG-82) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bennington (CV-20). Note Benningtons geometric identification symbol on the Avenger.
For extinguishing munitions fire aboard ship, preventing its loss Oscar Schmidt, Jr. Navy: Chief Gunner's Mate: USS Chestnut Hill: Oct 9, 1918: Rescued a wounded man from the water and attempted to rescue another Otto D. Schmidt: Navy: Seaman: USS Bennington (PG-4), San Diego, California Jul 21, 1905
USS Bennington (CV-20) USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) ... USS Enterprise fire; F. 1967 USS Forrestal fire; USS Franklin (CV-13) K. Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga; O ...
USS Bennington – At 06:11 on 26 May, while cruising off Narragansett Bay, the fluid in one of its aircraft catapults leaked out and was detonated by the flames of a jet causing the forward part of the flight deck to explode, setting off a series of secondary explosions which killed 103 crewmen, predominantly among the senior NCO's of the crew ...
English: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Bennington (CV-20) showing her collapsed flight deck, which was damaged by Typhoon Connie on 5 June 1945. USS Hornet (CV-12), which was in Task Group 38.1 with Bennington, received a similar damage to her flight deck.
The Battle of Bennington occurred on 16 August 1777. USS Bennington (PG-4), was commissioned in 1891 and took possession of Wake Island during the Spanish–American War. USS Bennington (CV-20), was an aircraft carrier of World War II and decommissioned in 1970.
This incorrect information is now on all the official US records. He was stationed aboard the USS Bennington (PG-4) as a chief gunner's mate. On July 21, 1905, one of the USS Bennington's boilers exploded while it was in San Diego, California. For his actions he received the Medal of Honor on January 5, 1906. [1] [2]