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As a result, Langley took five hits from a mix of 60-and-250-kilogram (130 and 550 lb) bombs as well as three near misses, [22] with 16 crewmen killed. [23] [note 1] The topside burst into flames, steering was impaired, and the ship developed a 10° list to port. [5] [19] Langley went dead in the water as her engine room flooded. At 13:32, the ...
USS Langley (CVL-27) was an Independence-class light aircraft carrier that served the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947, and French Navy as La Fayette from 1951 to ...
Task Force is a 1949 American war film filmed in black-and-white with some Technicolor sequences about the development of U.S. aircraft carriers from USS Langley (CV-1) to USS Franklin (CV-13). Although Robert Montgomery was originally considered for the leading role, [ 3 ] the film stars Gary Cooper , Jane Wyatt , Walter Brennan , Wayne Morris ...
Shooting at splash pad in Detroit suburb injures 9, including 2 children. An 8-year-old is critical. June 16, 2024 at 12:07 AM. ... At least two of the victims were children, officials said. ...
Civilian victims were Mrs. Andrew L. Clark, 62, who was alone in her home at 211 Colonial Court, where a major portion of the plane fell, and James LaRoy Hollabaugh, 29, adopted son of Mrs. Agnes Nilsson Grove of 1920 Maryland Avenue. Both of those houses were destroyed by fire but Mrs. Grove escaped with burns on her feet and abrasions on her ...
[268] [269] [270] The Navy releases photos of the aircraft both under repair and in flight at San Diego on 15 October 1942. [271] 4 June "San Rafael, Calif., June 5, – Fourteen army flyers died in the crash of a heavy bomber near here last night, the army said today. Flames consumed the wreckage when the plane hit a hilltop as the pilot ...
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USS Jupiter was a military ship converted to an aircraft carrier between 1920 and 1922 and was recommissioned as USS Langley. Langley was the first American aircraft carrier and was vital in developing United States naval aviation capabilities. She was converted again between 1936 and 1937 as a seaplane tender and redesignated as AV-3.