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NH 97367 USS Antietam (CVS-36)

Photo #: NH 97367 USS Antietam (CVS-36)
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Title: USS Antietam (CVS-36)
Description: Lockheed T2V-1 SeaStar makes its first carrier landing, during carrier suitability tests on board Antietam off the U.S. east coast, circa 7 October 1957. This photograph was originally released by the Lockheed Newsbureau on 9 October 1957, with the caption: SeaStar Flexes Sea-Legs U.S. Navy's Lockheed T2V-1 SeaStar skims in for its first 'sea duty' landing aboard the U.S.S. Antietam. The new ship-or-shore duty trainer recently completed primary carrier suitability tests during operations held off the East Coast. Designed to combine top performance and safety in a two-place school-plane, the SeaStar is in quantity production at Lockheed's California Division. Lockheed Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 97367
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