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Drew Cook
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Posted on: Sep 9, 2008 - 7:32pm
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Nat,
The "structure...above the windscreen and below the searchlight" in that painting of the 80' Elco on the booklet cover is an airfoil, which acted to deflect the wind over the open cockpit. Those wing-shaped airfoils had two support arms at each end, which could raise or lower the foil as needed. When not raised, the folded-down airfoil would lay on top of the charthouse.
Someone more knowledgeable than myself on the board will probably know which 80' Elcos had these devices, which number boats they began and ended with, etc.
It seems to me, from some of the PT cockpit photos I've seen, that the foils could possibly have served double-duty as a kind of sun visor, also.
I wondered for years, when viewing the movie "They Were Expendable," what those things were. You can see them, in the folded-down position on top of the charthouse, on the 80' Elco boats in some scenes in the film.
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Nathaniel Smith
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Posted on: Sep 10, 2008 - 3:27pm
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Drew,
Thanks for the explanation. I looked through scenes of the movie to find what you were referring and I found these frames. Good observation. This is a great board.
Nat
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TED WALTHER |
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Posted on: Sep 11, 2008 - 2:29pm
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Charlie and Wayne;
Looking at this photo, it appears like they are either removing stuff from below decks or re-stowing it. Notice pile of gear in front of the cabin. as for the date of the photo, if my dates are correct, she was returned to Melville on August 7, 1944, she was reclassified as a small boat on October 14, 1944. In fact, PT 39, PT 47, PT 48, and PT 59 were all reclassified on this day. PT 40 which was also at Melville at this time, was reclassified on April 15, 1944. The Mysterious PT 38 which appears to have been brought back to Melville also was reclassified on February 16, 1944.
Take care,
TED
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Dick Weaver
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Posted on: Sep 12, 2008 - 8:59am
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Nat; I have completed the Melville booklet scan and can send you a disk with the same. I inquired of the PTboats Museum if they have a copy or if they would like one. The museum should have the booklet itself if they do not have a copy.! Please send me an Email with the address of where to mail the disk..my email is.............cpoweaver@gmail.com
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Frank J Andruss Sr
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Posted on: Sep 14, 2008 - 1:25am
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I am not that convenienced that the device you see is anything to do with an Air Foil . I remember speaking to several boat Skippers who told me these were a canvas roll up used to cover the cockpit to protect against wind and rain. They were not used often because they blocked visibility and many boats just simply removed them.
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