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To Pakistan October 1 1980, renamed Tughril.| Click On Image For Full Size Image |
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| 8k | Lofton R. Henderson (b. 24 May 1903, Lorain, Ohio - 4 June 1942) was a naval aviator in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He was the commanding officer of VMSB-241 at the Battle of Midway and is recognized as the first Marine aviator to die during that battle while leading his squadron to attack the Japanese carrier forces. Henderson graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1926. Prior to World War II, he served in China, and various Caribbean stations, and on aircraft carriers Langley (CV-1), Ranger (CV-4), and Saratoga (CV-3). Major Henderson was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism at the historic Battle of Midway, one of the decisive battles of history in which the leadership of the fleet commander and the valor of a handful of pilots changed the course of the war. While his plane was leading 16 Marine Corps planes in a glide bombing attack on the aircraft carrier Hiryu, the left wing burst into flames as he began his final approach. Henderson continued the attack and perished as his plane dived toward the enemy carrier. Henderson Field on Guadalcanal was named in his honor. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 154k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 109k | Undated postcard. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 51k | Undated postcard. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 68k | Sydney, Australia March 1947. | Marc Piché | |
| 63k | From the January 1952 ALL HANDS magazine. | Stanley Svec | |
| 115k | San Diego, CA March 1953. | Marc Piché | |
| 88k | View from the USS Saratoga CV-60 of the Henderson alongside the USS Sacramento AOE-1 in 1972. | John C. Driskill | |
| 48k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 53k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
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| 143k | As the Pakistani 167, October 1988. | Marc Piché | |
| 168k | As above. | Marc Piché | |
| 100k | As above. | Marc Piché | |
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