Patriots Point: USS Yorktown - Charleston , SC |
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This is a view of the deck of the aircraft carrier. You can see the flight control tower which also houses the navigation and communications section. | |
| The flight deck of USS Yorktown | ||
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This one shows a chopper similar to the ones that participated in WW-II. I was very happy to have been able to see them from that close. The interesting part though is that every single exhibit ( aircraft & chopper's ) is missing its engine!! | |
| USS Yorktown, Patriots Point, Charleston | ||
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This picture shows the Tom Cat that was a vital member of the WW-II squad. The other fact is that this particular piece was used during the making of the movie - Top Gun. | |
| The Tom Cat - WWII veteran & main cast in Top Gun | ||
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Besides the Yorktown, there were two other coast guard vessels that were on display. These vessels carried anti-aircraft guns, sometimes also called as 'Ack-Ack fire' guns. They are extremely powerful and accurate guns and played a vital role in destroying the suicide aircrafts during the war. | |
| The ACK-ACK Fire anti-aircraft guns | ||
