Comments on: PT Boat in Argentina! https://bdkiron.com/2020/02/13/9322/ more than a dog Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:22:25 +0000 hourly 1 By: BDK Iron https://bdkiron.com/2020/02/13/9322/#comment-1220 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:22:25 +0000 https://bdkiron.com/?p=9322#comment-1220 In reply to julio luis marani.

Juilo,
Wow, that is very interesting.Thanks for letting us know.
My father was on a PT boat during WW2 in the Philippines. See: pt127.org
Sincerely.

Julio,
Wow, eso es muy interesante. Gracias por avisarnos.
Mi padre estaba en un barco PT durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial en Filipinas. Ver: pt127.org
Atentamente.

]]> By: julio luis marani https://bdkiron.com/2020/02/13/9322/#comment-1219 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:03:28 +0000 https://bdkiron.com/?p=9322#comment-1219 si,es unLancha Torpedera Pt Higggins,de la cual fui tripilante durante los años 1968/1970 en Usuhaia,Tierra del Fuego por lo cual estaba acondicionada para zona fria.

]]> By: BDK https://bdkiron.com/2020/02/13/9322/#comment-1140 Sat, 22 Feb 2020 23:03:18 +0000 https://bdkiron.com/?p=9322#comment-1140 There are two 40mm guns mounted on this boat. One fore and one aft. On PT boats during WW2 only one would have been mounted aft. It’s the one we have a pic of Roberta on. So, yes, same kind of gun as he used, but aft on the boat. The Argentines heavily modified the original armament to suit their needs.

]]> By: Pat https://bdkiron.com/2020/02/13/9322/#comment-1139 Sat, 22 Feb 2020 20:34:16 +0000 https://bdkiron.com/?p=9322#comment-1139 Do I see a gun on the forward deck of this PT boat? Could that be an original gun that dad shot?

]]> By: Pat https://bdkiron.com/2020/02/13/9322/#comment-1135 Tue, 18 Feb 2020 22:25:16 +0000 https://bdkiron.com/?p=9322#comment-1135 So cool!

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