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80-G-K-22688 USS Forrestal (CVA-59)

Photo #: 80-G-K-22688 USS Forrestal (CVA-59)
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Title: USS Forrestal (CVA-59)
Description: USS Forrestal (CVA-59) Awaiting her turn to refuel, while operating in the Mediterranean Sea during the Jordanian crisis, 29 April 1957. USS Caloosahatchee (AO-98) is ahead, with USS Lake Champlain (CVA-39) and USS Salem (CA-139) alongside. Note Forrestal's eclectic air group, with F3H-2N, FJ-3M, F9F-8B, F2H-2P, A3D-1, AD-6, and S2F aircraft visible on her flight deck. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-K-22688
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