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Jeff D
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 Posted on: Dec 9, 2013 - 2:06am
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Thank you again Tracy, interesting seeing the practice torpedo porpoising. I guess as it was running out of steam? And very cool CJ, if that's you in the video. Bummer about the luck of the draw, I hope the scraping party got their turn on leave.
Some of the crew in the videos look to be about 15 years old.
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TED WALTHER
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Posted on: Dec 9, 2013 - 8:03am
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C.J.
I thought you would like Tracy's video. In one of the shots, you can even see the guy who filmed, what might possibly be you in the engine room, widing the film in the camera,prior to filming the engine room scene.
I look forward, to veiwing Tracey's other film clips.
Take care,
TED
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CJ Willis
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Posted on: Dec 9, 2013 - 9:44am
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Jeff you mentioned our unlucky draw on the R&R trip to New Zealand - The half of the crew that did not get to go were promised that we would get to go later but it never happened. We went back up the line for patrols for 8 more months ending up at Green Island where our whole crew was relieved and all came back to the U.S. for 30 days leave before we went back to the Philippines.
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Jeff D
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Posted on: Dec 9, 2013 - 3:53pm
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It figures CJ, get promised the gold mine and end up with the shaft. 8 months of living and fighting from a boat without a break had to be rock hard.
Ted, if you get impatient you can find them at the same place Dick and Tracy got the originals:
http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/BasicMultimediaSearchForm
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Jerry N Gilmartin |
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Posted on: Dec 9, 2013 - 4:35pm
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Hey Jeff,
The practice torpedo porpoising was not what you were seeing. At the end of the run of a practice head, it automatically inflates the water filled head with compressed air and forces the water out of the head space. This makes the head bouyant. The water escapes the practice head via a blow valve. Once all the water is expelled via the blow valve the torpeod floats in the vertical position with the tip of the nose just out of the water. Jerry
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Jeff D
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Posted on: Dec 9, 2013 - 5:04pm
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Thanks Jerry, I never would have guessed that. And thank you too Dick for pointing out the archive site, it's great to see them putting videos up!
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