Bits of War.
1. AMAZING RESCUE-- British tea planter Gyles Mackrell organized one of the most remarkable rescue missions by using elephants to evacuate hundreds of Burmese refugees trapped by a rain-swollen river as Japanese forces approached in 1942.
For the effort, he got the name "Elephant Man." There is a video on YouTube.
2. PLANE RECOVERED FROM LAKE MICHIGAN-- From Nov. 8, 2010 Chicago Tribune.
Yet another World War II plane has been pulled out of Lake Michigan. Though rusted and covered with zebra mussels, the F4U-1 Corsair, had been under 250 feet of water since 1943.
Navy ensign Carl Harold Johnson crashed it after missing a warning to slow down during aircraft carrier qualification training. He eventually qualified, but was killed in combat.
Chuck Greenhill of Mettawa, Illinois, donated the money to pay for raising the plane. The plane is still property of the US Navy. It will be sent to the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida where it will be restored.
A year ago, a F6F-3 Hellcat fighter was also raised from Lake Michigan.
Just Some News. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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