Stan Stanley has assembled a remarkable site that lays out the little told story of the shore-det of VT-8 and the combat debut of the Grumman TBF Avenger:

I have the privilege of knowing Harry Ferrier who was in Torpedo 8 and one of the two survivors of the six TBF’s which launched from Midway Island on June 4, 1942. I had the honor of helping Harry put together a presentation of his experience. I have made a Blog with first hand accounts of the flight from Harry and Bert Earnest, his pilot, as well as some pictures at:  http://HarryFerrier.blogspot.com

It is a thrilling account.

Stan Stanley
stans61@gmail.com
A-4′s FOREVER

Well done Stan –  (via Tailhook Daily Briefing).

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• http://www.usni.org admin

  Harry Ferrier did an interview for us descibing his experience

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TTJlYmpVGw&feature=channel_page
• http://xbradtc.wordpress.com XBradTC

  Harry is a heck of a nice guy, to this day.