Comments by "Patrick Donnolley" (@ph89787) on "The British Pacific Fleet - Foundations to First Strikes" video.

  1. Fun fact, Bankstown Airport in Sydney was handed over temporarily to the British Pacific Fleet from the Royal Australian Air Force as an aircraft replenishment base.
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  2. 26:54. Probably a mercy for the Japanese that Warspite wasn't sent to the British Pacific Fleet. There would probably be nothing left of Japan if she and Enterprise were to join forces.
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  3. One more thing. I was digging through my Grandad's service records the other day and i found out that his service on HMAS Lismore (A Bathurst-Class Corvette) was when it was deployed to the BPF.
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  4. Not entirely. As the Grumman J2F Duck served a similar capacity on USN Carriers pre-war.
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  5.  @Drachinifel And Enterprise wanted the flight deck of every carrier.
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