Aircraft Carriers: Forrestal Class
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Brian James
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USS Independence departs New York on sea trials...1959..https://www.britishpathe.com/video/bigg ... /query/uss
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Brian James
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Forrestal Class Carrier USS Saratoga pictured in 1956.
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Brian James
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USS Forrestal pictured on sea trials on September 29th 1955.
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Brian James
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An original colour image of an McDonnell F3H-2M Demon assigned to VF-61 'Jolly Rogers Sqdn' aboard USS Saratoga in 1957.
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Sir Humphrey
A brilliant Pathe News clip from the 1960s visiting the USS SARATOGA.
A fascinating take on US carrier operations of the time, although I'm not sure the CO's 'baseball cap and Nos1 jacket' rig has stood the test of time well!
See - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl-aUcOWFME&t=175s
A brilliant Pathe News clip from the 1960s visiting the USS SARATOGA.
A fascinating take on US carrier operations of the time, although I'm not sure the CO's 'baseball cap and Nos1 jacket' rig has stood the test of time well!
See - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl-aUcOWFME&t=175s
HMS Pelican 1938 - 1958 GGCV L86 U86 F86 What I Have I Hold ~ A wonderful bird is the Pelican its beak can hold more than its belly can.
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Brian James
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USS Forrestal pictured at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.
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USS Saratoga pictured at Brooklyn Navy Yard in May 1956.
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