#midway class

"Alan Shepard's 105th Sortie with F4U-4 on USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVB-42)."

Date: October 1948

USS MIDWAY (CVB-41) and USS AUGUSTA (CA-31) in the Hudson River, New York.

"Pre-Navy Day pageant up the Hudson New York City -- Navy Warships staged a sombre pageant up the fog-hung Hudson today (October 25th) as they moved into position for the Navy Day Ceremonies scheduled for October 27TH. Here the heavy cruiser USS AUGUSTA (RIGHT) passes the Carrier MIDWAY as she moves to her 97th street berth, the MIDWAY is anchored at 91st street."

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Photographed on October 25, 1945.

Chance Vought F4U-4 Corsair de l'escadron VF-75 et Curtiss SB2C-4E Helldiver de l'escadron VT-75 en vol au-dessus du porte-avions Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) pendant les manœuvres de la 8ème flotte dans l'Atlantique Ouest – 5 mai 1946

USS SARATOGA (CV-60) and USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) underway in Augusta Bay, Sicily.

Photographed by PH3 Michael Skeens on October 17, 1987.