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Airplane Landing on United States Aircraft Carrier

2008-1882-29
Accession Number
2008-1882-29
3.5x5
Color
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NAID 350477272
Related Collection
Thayer, Charles W. Papers
Keywords
Aircraft carriers
Airplanes, Military
Military aircraft
Ships
Warships
Rights

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Description
Photograph taken on board a United States aircraft carrier, location not given but possibly the Gulf of Mexico. A military airplane can be seen landing on the flight deck. Charles W. Thayer was invited to a civilian orientation cruise at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, held May 23-25, 1968. Part of the experience included one day at sea aboard the aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Lexington to observe flight operations. This photograph may have been taken during this visit. Original color negative in Library holdings.
Date(s)
May 1968