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80-G-687793 USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59)

USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59)
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Title: USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59)
Caption: Pilots scramble to their planes during a demonstration for the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, 12 March 1956. Photographed by Photographer's Mate Third Class Bitzer. Planes in background are FJ-3 "Fury" fighters.
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Catalog #: 80-G-687793
Copyright Owner: National Archives
Original Creator: Photo by Photographer's Mate Third Class Bitzer.
Original Date: Mon, Mar 12, 1956
After this Year: 1950
Before this Year: 1959
Original Medium: BW Photo
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