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2015.22.088 Navy Blimp During Filming of "The Aerial Torpedo Runs"

2015.22.088 Navy Blimp During Filming of "The Aerial Torpedo Runs"
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Description: A U.S. Navy blimp looms in the background as a cameraman films from the deck of the carrier USS Matanikau (CVE-101) off the coast of San Clemente, during the filming of the training film "The Aerial Torpedo Runs." Image taken from a photo album documenting the operations of the U.S. Naval Photographic Services Depot, Hollywood, CA, during World War II.
Accession #: 2015
Catalog #: 2015.22.088
Donor: L. Clark Willey
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Circa this Year: 1945
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