USS Independence CVL-22: A War Diary of the Nation's First Dedicated Night Carrier
Year: 2011 Language: English Author: John G. Lamber Genre: History of the Navy Publisher: John G. Lambert Format: PDF Quality: Scanned pages Pages count: 846 Description: USS INDEPENDENCE CVL-22, A War Diary of the Nation's First Dedicated Night Carrier ("Enhanced 2021 Edition") This is a comprehensive history of a fast WWII aircraft carrier, and her air groups. The book details the ship from concept through construction, launching, outfitting, shakedown and entry into the great Pacific war, where the CVL-22 would earn Eight Battle Stars. CVL-22 participated in strikes against Japanese held Marcus and Wake Islands, then Rabaul on its way to the Gilbert Islands. After healing from extensive torpedo damage off Tarawa, USS Independence reemerged as our nation's first dedicated night carrier. Follow the story of the ship and her aviators in action against the Japanese Empire in the Philippines, Okinawa, Indochina, and onward to the waters off Japan. Squadrons that flew off the USS Independence included: VF-6, VF-21, VT-21, VC-22, VF-22, VT-22, VF-27, VT-27, VFN-41, VTN-41, VF-46, VT-46 (and VF-33 for one day at Rabaul).
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USS Independence CVL-22: A War Diary of the Nation's First Dedicated Night Carrier
Language: English
Author: John G. Lamber
Genre: History of the Navy
Publisher: John G. Lambert
Format: PDF
Quality: Scanned pages
Pages count: 846
Description: USS INDEPENDENCE CVL-22, A War Diary of the Nation's First Dedicated Night Carrier ("Enhanced 2021 Edition")
This is a comprehensive history of a fast WWII aircraft carrier, and her air groups. The book details the ship from concept through construction, launching, outfitting, shakedown and entry into the great Pacific war, where the CVL-22 would earn Eight Battle Stars. CVL-22 participated in strikes against Japanese held Marcus and Wake Islands, then Rabaul on its way to the Gilbert Islands.
After healing from extensive torpedo damage off Tarawa, USS Independence reemerged as our nation's first dedicated night carrier. Follow the story of the ship and her aviators in action against the Japanese Empire in the Philippines, Okinawa, Indochina, and onward to the waters off Japan.
Squadrons that flew off the USS Independence included: VF-6, VF-21, VT-21, VC-22, VF-22, VT-22, VF-27, VT-27, VFN-41, VTN-41, VF-46, VT-46 (and VF-33 for one day at Rabaul).
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