Landing Signal Officer Paddles

Object NameDevice, Visual Signaling Paddle

Historic Owner William Jinks

Association USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)

Date1957–1959

PeriodCold War

Mediumfabric, metal, wood

ClassificationsT & E for Communication

Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of the family of William Jinks. 2017.04.02a-c

Object number2017.04.02a-c

DescriptionDevice, Visual Signaling; Landing Signal Officer (LSO) paddles (a-b) and bag (c). The paddles have wooden handles and a square metal frame with wires attached with strips of fabric (florescent pink on one side, orange on the other) sewn around the wires. The rectangular canvas bag has a metal snap button closure on one end and a broken olive drab handle on the other.

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