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United States Military Exchange Ceremony in Italy

2012-2270
Accession Number
2012-2270
4.5x7
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 350380530
Related Collection
Dunn, James C. Papers
Keywords
Airplanes, Military
Naval ceremonies, honors, and salutes
Military exchanges
HST Keywords
Italy - Brindisi
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Description
Exterior view of 12 airplanes in formation. The airplanes were part of a formal military exchange ceremony in which time the United States Navy turned over two destroyers and six gunboats to the Italian Navy. The location of the event is the Italian port of Brindisi, just 70 miles from Soviet dominated Albania.
Date(s)
December 6, 1951