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Black and white aerial photograph of USS Intrepid at sea
Aerial View of USS Intrepid
Black and white aerial photograph of USS Intrepid at sea
Black and white aerial photograph of USS Intrepid at sea

Aerial View of USS Intrepid

Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Association
DateMarch 30, 1945
PeriodWorld War II
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Linda & Karen Dolezal. P00.2014.152.44
Object numberP00.2014.152.44
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Horizontal, official photograph looking directly down on USS Intrepid’s straight flight deck. The ship is sailing towards the right side of the image and the wake is visible behind the ship. There are aircraft parked on the aft end of the deck, including Vought F4U Corsairs, Grumman TBM Avengers and Curtiss SB2C Helldivers. The water is calm. There is a white border around the image.

The back of the photograph has a stamped and handwritten caption, “No CV11-1633 Date 3-30-45 // Unit // Made for // Subject USS Intrepid in the Pacific // Official photograph // not to be used for publication // by order of // the Chief of the Bureau // of Aeronautics // Restricted" in black and red ink.
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