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May 29, 2020
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WJCougar
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It is amazing what our fighter jets do these days compared to those.
Of course one jet today probably costs as much as 500 of those.
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Such a cool photo from 1944. The industrial output at that time was staggering.
Emmett Fitz-Hume
5/29/20 3:35pm
Amazing. Do you know where the photo was taken? That hanger is enormous.
slappy
5/29/20 3:38pm
My bet is one of the old airship hangars at Moffett Field, CA
NavyCougar
5/29/20 3:41pm
The Naval Institute didn't say, but I think you're correct.
Emmett Fitz-Hume
5/29/20 3:50pm
Doing some more digging (thanks Wikipedia), it's definitely not hangar 1...
NavyCougar
5/29/20 3:58pm
Although, same design was used at Naval Lighter-Than-Air Station Santa Ana...
NavyCougar
5/29/20 4:08pm
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Abe Froman
5/29/20 3:42pm
It's a USN photo. I get them in a FB feed from the U.S. Naval Institute.
Emmett Fitz-Hume
5/29/20 3:50pm
It is a cool photo, but it's kind of sad to think that so many planes were
chilango
5/29/20 3:43pm
It is amazing what our fighter jets do these days compared to those.
WJCougar
5/29/20 4:41pm
And how many were destroyed after the war. It would be nice to own one Corsair 🙂
ArcticKat
5/29/20 8:56pm
US may have lost the war if it wasn't for Henry Ford. He revolutionized
Cougarclaw
5/29/20 5:32pm
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