B1900pilot

Navy veteran, Naval Aircrewman/Helicopter Rescue Swimmer (H-2/H-60), retired airline pilot (BE1900C/D, SF-340B, DHC-8-100/300/400, CL-65 and now an instructor.

[B1900pilot @b1900pilot]

@CowboyShepherd2 I vote for the Crusader…

[B1900pilot @b1900pilot]

@phoenixzoo They all love boxes!

[B1900pilot @b1900pilot]

@muginekosikikan Unfortunately, Japan didn’t begin aggressive training of pilots. By the time of the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The elite corps of carrier pilots were dead…

[B1900pilot @b1900pilot]

@muginekosikikan Over the many years, I’ve tried determine if you can see men on the deck? It also looks likes in a hard turn to starboard.

[B1900pilot @b1900pilot]

@PtDefianceZoo Very cute! Any left in the USA? I think most are in northern Mexico…

[B1900pilot @b1900pilot]

@Team_Huli @naturevibes0279 @AMAZlNGNATURE AI depiction

[B1900pilot @b1900pilot]

@Scoabbaocs Very unfortunate that she’s not moored in Yokosuka alongside Mikasa as a memorial to IJN personnel lost during the war.

[B1900pilot @b1900pilot]

@heyitsmeCarolyn I wish she never got involved with the Kennedys.

[B1900pilot @b1900pilot]

@MarilynDiary I feel so saddened that she was killed off by nefarious people…

[B1900pilot @b1900pilot]

@muginekosikikan Back in the 80s these ships were often in our surface action group. Bigger and more capable than the USS Knox I was assigned to.

[B1900pilot @b1900pilot]

@French_CSG @MarineNationale @FFEAU_ALINDIEN @EtatMajorFR Fly safe!

[B1900pilot @b1900pilot]

@DockYardWall @Drachinifel @AC_NavalHistory Will have to get one of those challenge coins!

[B1900pilot @b1900pilot]

@tamotaro I hope they take good care of her! 🇯🇵🇺🇸

[B1900pilot @b1900pilot]

@hwtnv Lad may have only been 16-years old…SO sad🇯🇵🇺🇸

[B1900pilot @b1900pilot]

@CincinnatiZoo Oh man that looks FUN❤️❤️❤️

[B1900pilot @b1900pilot]

@muginekosikikan I wonder if they just said, “Here, figure it out” or were former IJN personnel left behind to train the Chinese on operating the ship?

[B1900pilot @b1900pilot]

@muginekosikikan Was it used for the filming of “Tora Tora Tora”? They had to use many live action and full-sized props for that movie. The sets of IJN sets were full-scale, highly detailed for that phase of the movie.

[B1900pilot @b1900pilot]

@maguro0314ss I think it was improved with armor later in the war, with the associated drop in performance. Are there any in Japan flying? I think a zero is flying now? Need to get a “George” flying…Best overall fighter design by any Japanese designers. Kawanishi was the best at seaplanes

[B1900pilot @b1900pilot]

@maguro0314ss My knowledge on Army acft isn’t as good as Navy acft, but I’m learning all the time. I think the “Oecar” is the prettiest airplane of WWII. And, other than someone shooting at you must have been a joy to fly;-)