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Yes, Japanese AA. The entire Island is covered with planes, UXBs, piles of ammo, and general military debris. Attu was one of the biggest Pacific battles. There are over 5000 Japanese graves, and since the CG closed it's Loran station there last year, there are virtually no residents left on the island. The Japanese Gov't came there last year and erected a memorial.
The guys at the Loran station picked up small bits and set up a mini museum, only seen by the C130 crews that came to supply the men. Most of the pics he sent me are too big to post, and I'm too stupid to figure out how to resize them. |
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I would be interested in seeing those pictures. If you want to learn how to resize pictures for this web site look at this link,
http://parkerguns.org/pages/faq/Demo...tureVedio.html I hope you get the hang of it, those pictures sound interesting. |
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And "stupid" is not the term for it, Ed!! |
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And "stupid" is not the term for it, Ed!!
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I'm surprised some enterprising salvage crew hasn't hit that island for the scrap metal value of those Jap AA gun batteries- harsh terrain though, I am sure!! |
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Anyone interested in the history of the WWII battles in the Aleutians should get "the thousand mile war" and associated books. Very well done and readily available on Amazon.com .
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This is Agattu, Just south of Attu and Shemya. I can't seem to find a picture of Attu, but you get the idea. It's the last island in the Aleutian Chain. |
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Small steam launches, such as my old boat used vertical engines, if screw propeller driven. My launch was 32' long, one of a pair of tenders from a large steam yacht. The engine it probably had back in 1892 was likely a single cylinder vertical, but When I restored it, back in the early 80s, I put in a 2 cyl, fore and aft compound engine ( mainly because I think the more going on, the better.) Even with 2 cylinders, 3 1/2" HP and 7 1/2" LP, it was so quiet people never heard me slip through the harbor after dark. The boat was so sleek, it hardly made a ripple. Bill Ruger has owned it for 4 years now, and I don't think he's ever put it in the water. |
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Thank You Edgar, Interesting stuff these living engines. By the way I am just south west of you in Stratford.
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