The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.

Monday, March 9, 2015

Man on Pearl Harbor Flight Recalls Uncle's USS Arizona Death

From the Feb. 3, 2013, Bloomberg by James M. Clash.

James M. Clash went for a ride with the Pacific Warbirds who take tourists for rides in SNJ-5 single prop planes for a flight over Pearl Harbor at the same altitude as the Japanese planes did.

His uncle, Donald Clash was a second class fireman's apprentice seaman on the USS Arizona that day and lost his life.

The Pacific Warbirds leave from a small briefing room made up to look like one from Qorld War II.  The SNJ-5 is the U.S. Navy's designation for the single engine North American Aviation T-6 Texan.  They were made to look like Japanese Zeros in the movie "Tora, Tora, Tora."

The Pearl Harbor Experience costs $1200 + tax.

--GreGen

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