USS Midway (CV-41)
English: USS Midway (CV-41) is an aircraft carrier launched in 1945 and as of 2005 a museum ship in San Diego.
Deutsch: Die USS Midway (CV-41) war ein Flugzeugträger der United States Navy, der von 1945 bis 1992 im Einsatz war. Seit 2005 ist sie Museumsschiff in San Diego.
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Construction and commissioning
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Midway under construction, March 1945
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Just before christening
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Midway's sponsor, Mrs. Bradford D. Ripley, II and Lieutenant George Gay
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Comissioning, 10 September 1945
1945 - 1955
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Bowshot of the newly commissioned Midway
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Midway during shakedown in the Caribbean
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Operation Frostbite in northern Atlantic, March 1946
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A Curtiss SB2C Helldiver of torpedo squadron VT-74 Beasts being loaded with a torpedo during Operation Frostbite in March 1946
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USS Midway (CVB-41) underway in th Atlantic Ocean in 1946-47
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Launch of V2 rocket from Midway's flight deck
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Off Sicily, February 1949
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A P2V Neptune prepares to take off from the USS Midway on April 7, 1949.
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Firth of Clyde, Scotland, September 1952
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At Gibraltar 1954
1957 - 1968
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After SCB-110
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Two Vought F-8 Crusaders prepare to launch from the Midway, 1963
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Pilots describe their air-to-air maneuvers
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October 1965
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Douglas A-1 of VA-25 equipped with "special bomb"
1971 - 1992
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1971
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in 1974
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CH-53 helicopters aboard USS Midway, during Operation Frequent Wind, April 1975
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A soviet Il-38 observes Midway
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Damaged by collision with panamanian freighter Cactus
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A-6 Intruder takes off
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Bow view 1983
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An A-7 Corsair II crashes onboard
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In Yokosuka 1984
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Midway in 1984
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1985
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F-4 Phantom landing
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Drydocked
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Battle Group Alpha 1987 around Midway and Iowa
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Aerial view of Midway at pier in Yokosuka
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Evacuees from Clark Air Base and Naval Station Subic bay in Midway's hangar
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Leaving Yokosuka
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Prior to decommissioning
As museum
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The decommissioned aircraft carrier Midway prepares to moor at its final resting place
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2005 - San Diego skyline from deck of USS Midway aircraft carrier museum at night during Christmas season
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From pier
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On flight deck
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Tower from pier
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Tower from flight deck