Here ya go - from the Nats:
- posted
15 years ago
Here ya go - from the Nats:
..and two years before that film, there was Operation Petticoat, but neither was based on a true story.
Yes but this one is based on a real wartime event which was eventually turned into a feature film.
Yes, sorry. I meant Operation Petticoat. (Always get those two confused).
The Part about the submarine being painted pink was indeed based on a true incident (USS Skipjack): See here:
I'll get something right eventually!
The Wikipedia reference is slightly garbled, it was actually the USS *Sea Dragon* (SS-194) which was painted pink in the Philippines:
Sure wish I could show that one to Dad. He really enjoyed that movie and I think he would have gotten a kick out of this.
Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.
Yeah - I thought that one was pretty cool.
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