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Old 2nd Feb 2017, 11:33
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OMG Itz Fulovstarz
 
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Gentlemen,

For those that are interested, the photos of the VT-15 TBF in which AMM2 Loyce Deen was killed in, and subsequently buried at sea in, appear to come from a film of the incident.

It was filmed from the ship's island (and later the deck) and shows the TBF landing on with severe damage to the turret. The blanket shown in the stills was subsequently replaced with the "Stars and Stripes" for the burial.

I found the sight of the airframe being pushed over the side with the flag in place to be very poignant.....

IIRC there are a couple of versions of the film online. One was sanitised, one wasn't - due to the graphic nature I'm not posting a link, but if you're interested you can check yourselves.

It, like the other photos shown, are a reminder of the real cost of war.
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