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330-CFD-DN-SC-89-02509: USS Forrestal (CV-59), 1988

330-CFD-DN-SC-89-02509: USS Forrestal (CV-59), 1988. Aerial port beam as the aircraft carrier transits the Suez Canal. A formation of crewmen spells out 108 on the bow to signify that the ship has been at sea for 108 consecutive days, August 6, 1988. Photographed by PH2 Buckner. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Caption: 330-CFD-DN-SC-89-02509: USS Forrestal (CV-59), 1988. Aerial port beam as the aircraft carrier transits the Suez Canal. A formation of crewmen spells out 108 on the bow to signify that the ship has been at sea for 108 consecutive days, August 6, 1988. Photographed by PH2 Buckner. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Description: Crewmen spells out 108 on the bow.
Accession #: 330-CFD-DN-SC-89-02509
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