I was an Electronics Technician onboard from 82-84 and 86-88. I had both good and bad times on the Midway, but it has turned out to be the only ship out of 7 that I served on that I care to remember. I checked onboard for the first time the day I turned 21, and left for the last time the day I turned 27. Saw it in Bremerton for a COC ceremony in ~95, it looked terrible, but I visited Midway as a museum in 2010 and I started to tear up almost immediately, it looked how I remembered it. Good job!
MY FATHER REPAIR THAT SHIP IN SBMA, PHILIPPINS IN 1987 HAHAHAHA! MY FATHER ALREADY REPAIRED 8 AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, 2 BATTLESHIPS AND A DOZEN'S OF DESTROYERS AND ALMOST A DOZEN OF SUBMARINE IN SBMA! PHILIPPINES! SINCE 1982-1992 WHEN THE CONGRESS AGREE TO REMOVE THE US SOLDIERS IN PHILIPPINES, I DONT KNOW WHYxd
Thankyou, did some additional research and found that she indeed never engaged any enemy aircraft herself. Her airgroup on the other hand did engage in some of the limited air-to-air combat that presented itself during Vietnam including BOTH the first and last air-to-air kills of Vietnam which accounts infact for 5 of those 8 shillouettes.
at the top deck you can see red drawings of planes and there a 8 drawings there are 2 of them that are different from the other six and there you have it.
I was an Electronics Technician onboard from 82-84 and 86-88. I had both good and bad times on the Midway, but it has turned out to be the only ship out of 7 that I served on that I care to remember. I checked onboard for the first time the day I turned 21, and left for the last time the day I turned 27. Saw it in Bremerton for a COC ceremony in ~95, it looked terrible, but I visited Midway as a museum in 2010 and I started to tear up almost immediately, it looked how I remembered it. Good job!
dalepowelljr 6 months ago
I lived there from 1972 to 1974 while in Yokosuka, Japan
platero24 8 months ago
MY FATHER REPAIR THAT SHIP IN SBMA, PHILIPPINS IN 1987 HAHAHAHA! MY FATHER ALREADY REPAIRED 8 AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, 2 BATTLESHIPS AND A DOZEN'S OF DESTROYERS AND ALMOST A DOZEN OF SUBMARINE IN SBMA! PHILIPPINES! SINCE 1982-1992 WHEN THE CONGRESS AGREE TO REMOVE THE US SOLDIERS IN PHILIPPINES, I DONT KNOW WHYxd
DonBringer 2 years ago
Thankyou, did some additional research and found that she indeed never engaged any enemy aircraft herself. Her airgroup on the other hand did engage in some of the limited air-to-air combat that presented itself during Vietnam including BOTH the first and last air-to-air kills of Vietnam which accounts infact for 5 of those 8 shillouettes.
DLordSadow 2 years ago
USS Reagan just came back today with 3 other warships 10/21/09
GamBoiz 2 years ago
at the top deck you can see red drawings of planes and there a 8 drawings there are 2 of them that are different from the other six and there you have it.
GamBoiz 2 years ago
When? She was commisioned too late to serve in WWII and the last time a US carrier group was subjected to direct air attack was WWII.
DLordSadow 2 years ago
the USS Midway shot down 2 bombers and 6 fighters :P
GamBoiz 2 years ago
i was there 2 years ago is was cool
95bmxsk8 2 years ago
if u go on it make sure u see every little thing.
RENJ55 2 years ago