KTJohnson Loc: Northern Michigan

My Dad was stationed there in 1941 in the Navy Reserves, until Pearl Harbor happened. Then he was called up and sent to Port Moresby, New Guinea as a radioman.

He was always interested in aviation and at Grosse Isle he was training pilots on/in a Link Trainer. I found these photos in an old Navy scrapbook he had. I cleaned them up and cropped them as best I could. They are a little pixilated from the scanning. If you have any suggestions for improvement, please elaborate. Most of the original photos were about 2 x 3 inches & required tons of spot removal.

Pretty sure my Dad did not take these photos.

1. J2F4 (Duck)

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2. SBC-4 Balloon Hangar, Spring 1941

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3. J2F4 (Duck)

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5. Gas Truck, Mercury Tow Trailer, International Station Wagon, & N3N-3

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6. J2F-4

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7. Blimp

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8. N3N-3, Feb. 1941

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9. N3N-3

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10. Water Tower

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Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

Wonderful photos! You did a great job fixing them up and presenting them! I'm amazed that at the beginning of WWII so many bi-planes were still being used.

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nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

Terrific pictures, especially of the Grumman Duck!

Bultaco Loc: Aiken, SC

Great job on the clean up. The Ducks pulled many pilots out of the drink.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Coo shots!

Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

WoW! These are great shots!

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

Very nice set - I love the history captured and preserved in these shots!

StanMac Loc: Tennessee

Very good job in cleaning up those historical photos. When I scan old photos, I scan at very high pixel densities to capture as much detail as possible. If the original photo is a sharp one, that sharpness will be captured well. If the original image isn’t sharp you may be able to improve it in post to some degree.

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compilot Loc: ARIZONA

Very fine job, you recovered some interesting history. thanks for sharing. Cheers -- Dan.

DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

Great set and excellent job on the scan and clean-up. BZ!

My Dad was on the USS San Francisco during the Pearl Harbor attack and for the rest of the war in the Pacific. A major error the Japanese made at Pearl was not attacking the drydocks which were across from battleship row, which the San Francisco was tied up next to during the attack; he watched the whole thing. Apparently they were going to hit the drydocks in the third wave that they decided not to do. That, and not attacking the fuel storage areas, allowed us to get ships repaired and certainly impacted the war in the Pacific. The San Francisco was the second most decorated ship in the Navy and saw a lot of action. The San Francisco had catapult launched Curtiss Seagull aircraft, as did many other heavy cruisers and battleships. My Dad tried to go out on a mission in one of them, but wasn't able to because he was not rated for that duty.

joelbolden

Great photos! As an ex Navy Aircrewman any aviation photos are interesting to me. Excellent job cleaning them up.

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Very good series, Kim.

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Really nostalgic. Great set.

Beowulf Loc: Aquidneck Island, RI

Wonderful restoration on the shots. Terrific subject matter.