Research Library, USS Midway Museum

Research Library, USS Midway Museum The Research Library is the repository of naval aviation-related publications and media for the Cura
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11/16/2024

in 1944, a modified USAAF P-51D Mustang began carrier trials aboard USS Shangri-La (CV-38). The Army was interested in the possibility of using carrier-based P-51 squadrons to es**rt B-29 bombers. Unofficially named the Sea Horse, the unique variant of the P-51 performed well during trials but the Army's need for carriers ended when the capture of Iwo Jima provided airfields within range of Japan. The Navy opted not to adopt the Sea Horse because its in-line engine required a liquid coolant whereas the radial engines of Hellcats and Corsairs did not.

16 November 1974, 50 years ago today: This photograph was taken of a U.S. Navy Ling-Temco-Vought A-7E-5-CV Corsair II (B...
11/16/2024

16 November 1974, 50 years ago today: This photograph was taken of a U.S. Navy Ling-Temco-Vought A-7E-5-CV Corsair II (BuNo 156863) of Attack Squadron One Four Six (VA-146) "Blue Diamonds" in flight. VA-146 was embarked with Attack Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) aboard the conventionally-powered Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64) for a deployment to the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean from 21 June to 23 December 1974.

National Naval Aviation Museum photo # 1996.253.7100.039 by Robert L. Lawson, USN

15 November 1944, 80 years ago today: The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer feature film "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" was released in N...
11/15/2024

15 November 1944, 80 years ago today: The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer feature film "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" was released in New York City, New York. The film was based on the eponymous 1943 book by Captain Ted W. Lawson, a pilot on the historic Doolittle Raid with screenplay written by Dalton Trumbo. It starred Van Johnson as Lawson, Spencer Tracy as Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle, and was directed by Mervyn LeRoy.

Three actual North American B-25 Mitchell medium bombers were used on the set in MGM's Studio 15 which accomodated 179 feet of simulated carrier deck representating the Yorktown-class USS Hornet (CV-8). The rest was matte paintings of the deck and B-25s melded into the background. Actual footage of B-25s taking off from the Hornet was also incorporated into the film.

To those who serve and who have served...
11/11/2024

To those who serve and who have served...

Happy Veterans Day!

Today, we honor all who have served and continue to serve across the globe. To our veterans, thank you for your sacrifice, your courage, and your commitment to protecting our freedom. We stand together, today and every day, in gratitude and respect. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro The Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea

10 November 1949, 75 years ago today: The Sikorsky HO4S multi-purpose piston-engined helicopter made its first flight as...
11/10/2024

10 November 1949, 75 years ago today: The Sikorsky HO4S multi-purpose piston-engined helicopter made its first flight as the H-19 Chickasaw.

In this photo, two HO4S helicopters of VS-4 embarked on the Commencement Bay-class es**rt carrier USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) fly around task force 12 during Navy exercises off the west coast on 27 July 1954.

U.S. Navy photo # NH 52415

11/09/2024

in 1950 during Korean War air operations, LCDR William T. Amen, the commanding officer of VF-111 off USS Philippine Sea (CV 47) scored the Navy’s first MiG kill and first jet vs. jet kill in Naval Aviation history.

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11/09/2024

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A Japanese helicopter carrier off the San Diego coast has successfully shown it can operate with F-35 fighters. KPBS military reporter Andrew Dyer was there ...

9 November 2004, 20 years ago today: A Grumman F-14B Tomcat, assigned to the “Jolly Rogers” of Fighter Squadron One Zero...
11/09/2024

9 November 2004, 20 years ago today: A Grumman F-14B Tomcat, assigned to the “Jolly Rogers” of Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VF-103), launches from the flight deck of the conventionally-powered U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) in the Arabian Gulf. Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) aircraft aboard Kennedy were supporting ground troops in Fallujah, Iraq, under Operation Al Fajr (New Dawn). Kennedy and embarked CVW-17 were on deployment in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

U.S. Navy photo # 041109-N-8704K-004 by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Joshua Karsten

11/09/2024

in 1939, Al Capone's lawyer "Easy Eddie" O'Hare was gunned down. He had been an informant for the IRS and a key figure in Scarface's conviction for tax evasion. His son, Butch O'Hare, became a Navy fighter ace during WWII and is the namesake of Chicago's O'Hare Airport.

8 November 2004, 20 years ago today: Aviation Ordnancemen assigned to the “Jolly Rogers” of Fighter Squadron One Zero Th...
11/08/2024

8 November 2004, 20 years ago today: Aviation Ordnancemen assigned to the “Jolly Rogers” of Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VF-103), make preparations to upload a Mk-83 1,000 pound general purpose bomb fitted with a proximity-fuze on a Grumman F-14B Tomcat aboard the conventionally-powered U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) in the Arabian Gulf. Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) aircraft aboard Kennedy were supporting ground troops in Fallujah, Iraq. Proximity-fuzed bombs are used against targets such as troops in trenches, radars, trucks, and other vehicles. Kennedy and embarked CVW-17 were on deployment in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).

U.S. Navy photo # 041108-N-8704K-007 by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Joshua Karsten

11/06/2024

Waves break over the bow of the USS Coral Sea (CVA 43) as crewmen prepare to catapult an F2H-4 Banshee of VF-11 during operations with the U.S. Sixth fleet in the Mediterranean Sea in 1956.

11/03/2024

This by Chip Beck, "Watching Reality" - is our pick for this .

"Two flight deck crewmen on the aircraft carrier USS Ranger work and watch as the ship’s aircraft continuously launch and land on the first full day of the war."

3 November 2004, 20 years ago today: The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG-69) cruises through ...
11/03/2024

3 November 2004, 20 years ago today: The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG-69) cruises through the Arabian Gulf during sunrise. Vicksburg was part of the conventionally-powered U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)'s Carrier Strike Group on a scheduled deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).

U.S. Navy # 041103-N-4374S-002 photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg

11/02/2024

1 November 1934, 90 years ago today: The Naval Aircraft Factory was authorized to manufacture and test a flush-deck hydraulic catapult, Type H Mark I. This catapult was designed to launch land planes from aircraft carriers and was the Navy's initial development of a hydraulic catapult, a type which was to be the primary means of launching land planes from carriers.

30 October 1944, 80 years ago today: The Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Franklin (CV-13), at right, and the Independen...
10/30/2024

30 October 1944, 80 years ago today: The Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Franklin (CV-13), at right, and the Independence-class light aircraft carrier USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) are seen afire after being hit by Japanese Kamikaze su***de planes, while operating off the Philippines. Photographed from the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer USS Brush (DD-745). Note flak (antiaircraft) bursts over the ships.

U.S. Navy photo # 80-G-326798

10/29/2024

This page is designed to assist veterans who are attempting to locate records relating to their military service. See also: Military Service Records and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Sources. Information about obtaining Official Service and Medical Records. For information about obtaining repl...

29 October 1984, 40 years ago today: A Boeing Vertol UH-46D Sea Knight helicopter from the Kilauea-class ammunition ship...
10/29/2024

29 October 1984, 40 years ago today: A Boeing Vertol UH-46D Sea Knight helicopter from the Kilauea-class ammunition ship USS Kiska (AE-35) hovers above the flight deck of the conventionally-powered Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV-64) during Fleet Exercise 85. In the foreground are several Grumman F-14A Tomcat aircraft. On the far right is a McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet aircraft. U.S. Navy photo by JO2 Millie Tamberg from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

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