PT Boat Forum


Moderated by: Dick, Jeff D

The PT Boat Forum ª PT Boats of WWII ª  PT Boats - General

« Prev Page | Next Page » | Page: 2 of 5

« Back to Topic Index Page 97 | Replies: 45 | Pages: 1 [2] 3 4 5

 Author  Topic: First Blood Pearl Harbor
Tracy White

New Member
  

    
Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message   Posted on: Aug 22, 2013 - 12:27pm
No, it doesn't.

Tracy White
Researcher@Large

Total Posts: | Joined: Unregistered | IP Logged

Dick

Moderator
  

    
Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of Dick   Send Email To Dick Posted on: Aug 23, 2013 - 9:31am

Hear is a video of the PBS Nova documentary Roy was talking about. It is very interesting - take a look:








Total Posts: 1417 | Joined: Aug 27, 2006 - 6:36pm | IP Logged

Will Day

TOP BOSS
  

    
Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of Will Day   Send Email To Will Day Posted on: Aug 23, 2013 - 1:26pm
Some interesting footage, although I always hate it when the show Jap dive bombers that are really SBDs. Makes you wonder what else in inaccurate.


Will

Total Posts: 1955 | Joined: Oct 8, 2006 - 4:19pm | IP Logged

Tracy White

New Member
  

    
Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message   Posted on: Aug 23, 2013 - 2:49pm
Thanks for that Dick - I've seen the show, but don't have a copy. I wasn't going to take the time to try and refute the points I vaguely remember taking issue with sans a copy.. but I'll try and do that this weekend.

The overall issue I have is that they build one theory on top of another and then say the last level is the most likely because of all of these other reasons (which are just theories. They can't PROVE it, but continue on like each theory was proven. Points to Parks for his St. Louis midget thoughts, but there are just too many fundamental flaws that aren't addressed. Like I said though, I'll try and drop some more specific items here sometime this weekend.

Tracy White
Researcher@Large

Total Posts: | Joined: Unregistered | IP Logged

Bob Butler

MASTER
  

    
Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of Bob Butler  Posted on: Aug 23, 2013 - 5:31pm
Thanks Dick, that was very interesting. Tracy, no offense meant, I've seen how 60 Minuets and other news shows can bend and distort things to get their point across. But if I was sitting on the jury of a murder trial and that much circumstantial evidence was introduced , I think the guy would hang.


Total Posts: 192 | Joined: Mar 23, 2013 - 11:58am | IP Logged

Tracy White

New Member
  

    
Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message   Posted on: Aug 24, 2013 - 8:05am
This is history and not justice. We don't have to render a verdict NOW, if ever, truthfully. We can, actually, say "we don't know." That's my whole beef with this movement, TV shows don't get sold to present a messy, inconclusive history, so they go in to tell a concrete story, even if one doesn't exist.

Catching up on some model building and music right now, will start watching the show and taking notes in an hour or so.

Tracy White
Researcher@Large

Total Posts: | Joined: Unregistered | IP Logged

  Jerry Gilmartin

TOP BOSS
  

    
Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of Jerry Gilmartin   Send Email To Jerry Gilmartin Posted on: Aug 25, 2013 - 4:07pm
Hi Tracy,
Wait a minute let me get this straight, so you are saying that you cant rewrite history just because things are convenient or popular? And that facts should have some bearing on what history is actually written? What a novel concept! I can think of about 100 examples of the opposite being the case in terms of 'accepted history". Isn't it funny how the story that the TV producers want to be true ends up being widely regarded as the God's Honest Truth? Pesky things those facts tend to be huh? I too share a healthy amount of caution when it comes to accepting the story on a TV Show especially when it comes to Pearl Harbor theories. (Or anything out of the current administration like say Benghazi for instance) It is hard to know which director or editor is leaving out critical parts just to make his theory seem more plausible.
Thanks Jerry

Jerry Gilmartin

Total Posts: 1469 | Joined: Oct 8, 2006 - 11:16pm | IP Logged

Will Day

TOP BOSS
  

    
Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of Will Day   Send Email To Will Day Posted on: Aug 25, 2013 - 4:22pm
Right on, Jerry.

Will

Total Posts: 1955 | Joined: Oct 8, 2006 - 4:19pm | IP Logged

David Buck

TOP BOSS
  

    
Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of David Buck   Send Email To David Buck Posted on: Aug 26, 2013 - 4:01am
Spoilsport Jerry, I bet you don't believe in area 51 or the YETI either!!!

You can't let a little thing like the truth or facts to prove such get in the way of a good "truthful" TV show.

Shame on you!!

(tongue firmly in cheek please note)

D.buck

Total Posts: 332 | Joined: May 4, 2008 - 2:59am | IP Logged

JBG327

Advanced Member
  

    
Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of JBG327  Posted on: Aug 26, 2013 - 7:19am
According to the Nova show the minisubs carried 1000 lbs warhead torpedoes.

One was found on the harbor bottom according to testimony of Adm Nimitz. The other is theorized to hit the West Virginia.

the thoery is that the sub moved to the West Loch and was scuttled with the crew inside the sub.

In May 1944 there was a explosion on a LST that spread to other LSTs in the West Loch. Over 200 sailors were killed in hte explosion and resulting fire. The Navy needed to clear the Loch and the wreckage was taken from the sea floor, and dumped outside the harbor

That is why the 5th minisub is on the bottom of the sea outside PH, where the salvaged wreckage of the West Loch disaster was dumped.

So it is one of two things -- either the sub was scuttled there on Dec 7 or 8th 1941, or moved there in 1944. Either way the 5th sub has been found.

JG




Total Posts: 74 | Joined: Sep 29, 2012 - 2:40pm | IP Logged

« Prev Page | Next Page »

Pages: 1 [2] 3 4 5


Lock Topic

 

Forum Legend

New Member

Reply to topic

More than 25 posts | Full Member

Reply to topic with quoted message

More than 50 posts | Advanced Member

Edit Message

More than 150 posts | MASTER

View profile

More than 300 posts | TOP BOSS

Email member