Mare Island Naval Shipyard Photo # 68780-6-65 (Darryl Baker)
URL : https://www.valka.cz/AV-USS-Langley-AV-3-t87421#324107
Version : 0
Ako AV-3 bola zaradená to Aircraft Scouting Force and operate predominantly in the field of Seattle, Sitka, Pearl Harbor and San Diego. From 01.02.1939 to 10.07.1939 bola súčasťou Atlantic Fleet (?)and subsequently bola zaradená to Pacific Fleet. On zákaldňu in the Manila arrived 24.09.1939.
During the outbreak of the battle between Japonskom and the USA was docked during the island of Cavite in the Philippines. 08.12.1941 vyplávala through Balikpapan ( / ) Darwin, where she arrived 01.01.1942. To 11.01. assisted austrálskemu air force during anti-submarine patrolaćh in the neighborhood Darwin and subsequently bola zaradená to the American-british-Dutch-austrálskym forces operujúcich in Indonesia. 22.02.1942 vyplávala along with konvojom from Freemantle and after 5 dňoch sa from konvoja oddelila to add 32 lietadiel Curtiss P-40 to Tjilatjap on the island of Java.
Almost morning 27.0.21942 sa USS Langley stretla so my protiponorkovou protection - torpédoborcami USS Whipple (DD‑217) and USS Edsall (DD‑219). About 11:40 pm minikonvoj thought 9 dvojmotorových bombardérov. Prvy, and the second raid boli unsuccessful premiere, but when treťom zasiahlo USS Langley 5 bômb. Lietadlá on board the sa found themselves in plameňoch, riadenie bola poškodené and ship zostala plávať in kurz 10° from the port of Tjilatjap. With neovládateľným plavidlom wasn't possible vplávať to úzkeho prielivu vedúceho to the harbor and the water zaplavujúca vessel nakoniec damaged and znefunkčnila motoroy. The vessel left helpless cost. 13:32 of the bol, issued the instruction on the opustenie of the vessel. Ship nakoniec sunk sprievodné destroyers, which on her bang away 9 nábojov zo 4 inch plaubných ' twas and detonated two torpedoes. To potopeniu of the vessel took place about 75 miles južne from Tjilatjap, pri incidentne died 16 beds.
URL : https://www.valka.cz/AV-USS-Langley-AV-3-t87421#542162
Version : 0
Reklama
Join us
We believe that there are people with different interests and experiences who could contribute their knowledge and ideas. If you love military history and have experience in historical research, writing articles, editing text, moderating, creating images, graphics or videos, or simply have a desire to contribute to our unique system, you can join us and help us create content that will be interesting and beneficial to other readers.
