Navy Lt Bob Elder in a P-51D Mustang modified with a tailhook aboard the carrier Shangra-La for testing, 15 Nov 1944. [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     Navy Lt Bob Elder in a P-51D Mustang modified with a tailhook aboard the carrier Shangra-La for testing, 15 Nov 1944. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
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Photo Size 1,200 x 653 pixels
Photos on Same Day 15 Nov 1944
Added By David Stubblebine
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
29 Nov 2012 11:33:44 AM

The classified Seahorse project sought to “navalize” the P-51 in an effort to escort B-29s to Japan. The project was canceled after Iwo Jima was secured.
2. Chari Willis says:
19 Nov 2017 07:08:11 PM

My Dad Lt Cmdr James K Bourland served as a night fighter pilot in 1945 on the Shanghai-La. He also fought in the Korean War as a naval pilot.
3. Rich MILLER says:
15 Nov 2024 09:38:17 AM

Shangri-La had been commissioned 2 months before and had started trials one month before this day. She launched and received the P-51 4 times that day. She also had 5 landings by a F7F-1 Tigercat, and 2 landings and 1 takeoff by a PBJ-1 (Navy designation for the B-25). The PBJ had a landing gear problem on the second landing and stayed overnight before being catapulted off the next day. The carrier was operating with escorts Rhind (DD-404) and Haas (DE-424) as low wind conditions required operating at high speed in open sea outside of Chesapeake Bay. Rear Admiral Richardson, the Assistant Chief of Bureau of Aeronautics, was on board to watch.

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