CVE-115 Bairoko And Planes 1945

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Larry Massey (right) & Buddies USS Bairoko CVE-115 With F6F Hellcat  World War Two


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Photos Taken By Larry Massey Of Shipmates. USS Bairoko CVE-115 With F6f Hellcats.  WW2


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Ryan Fireball Landing Accident. USS Bairoko CVE-0115  1946


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Ryan Fireball & TBF Avenger USS Bairoko CVE-115 1946. (These are the same two type of aircraft pictured in full crew photo of USS Bairoko on other Bairoko photo page)


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Ryan Fireball Recovery. USS Bairoko CVE-115



Photo taken by Larry Massey of buddy on CVE-115 USS Bairoko via Ed Loeffler

'I was a SM2C (Signalman). Stationed on Bridge with Capt. Temple & whatever Admiral was incharge.  Usally the air boss was there too when we had flight quarters.'                                                                                                                      

"I was aboard her when they were flying th FR1 FIREBALLS off the ship. They were quite the plane. They did a lot of cracking up. We lost a lot of planes. The Jets were good for what they were designed for. The prop engine did its job. All in all it was a good plane.We had a an enjoyable trip to Hong Kong via Manila in Philippines (I had been there before Invasions of Leyte Gulf & Liingayen Gulf Second Battle of Philippines). I was aboard LST 213 at the time. Later transfered toUSS Bairoko. We had a competition between ships on way to Hong Kong & we(Bairoko) won.We were with the Siboney & the Puget Sound & 4 destroyers. (we had to have destroyers follow us when we had flight quarters) The Capt. ( Harry B. Temple) passed out a box of cigars to each of the Signalmen . He later offered me First Class to sign over for the Bikini A Bomb test later on in 46. "   

        

"San Diego,Ca.  I was stationed there 60 years ago aboard the USS Bairoko that is where I saw the German Heavy Cruiser Prenz Eugen on way to Bikini BombTest. Thats when Captian Temple Offered me 1st Class ."

                                                                 

Lawrence B. Massey Former SM2C  Carlisle,Pa.


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