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USS Midway Yesterday-Album Added

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    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
USS Midway Yesterday-Album Added
Posted by Tojo72 on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 8:28 AM

If you are in San Diego,make it a point to visit the Midway,just outstanding.So many great planes with up close acess.Very well done.It poured rain like no one's business Part of the time,but it did clear up and we made it to the deck.Took close to 100 pictures,here's just one.

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    September 2015
Posted by TempusFugit on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 8:48 AM

That is so cool, Tojo. The Midway is definitely on my bucket list! 

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    January 2014
  • From: Nampa, Idaho
Posted by jelliott523 on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 12:35 PM

I was there about a year and a half ago and had an awesome time! Even my wife, who at first thought it would be boring, enjoyed it and couldnt stop commenting on how cool she thought it was.

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    August 2008
Posted by tankerbuilder on Monday, September 21, 2015 8:24 AM

Aah !

 Such a grand old girl . I served both on a ship with her group and then on Her .There was a time I found her confusing though . So much more room aboard than a FRAM Destroyer ! I am so glad they saved her .   Tanker - Builder

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    August 2015
  • From: Northeast Florida
Posted by Arved on Monday, September 21, 2015 9:56 AM

I remember seeing the Midway in Yokohama harbor while TDY in Atsugi many years ago. Even though I was used to seeing the "Big E" and Carl Vincent at NAS Alameda, the Midway still impressed me with her size. She's quite a ship!

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Posted by FFJohn127 on Monday, September 21, 2015 3:52 PM

I served on her from 1981-1983 down in 2 Pump/2 Engine

 

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    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Monday, September 21, 2015 7:20 PM

If anybody's interested,here is the link to the whole album

http://s180.photobucket.com/user/tojo72/library/USS%20Midway

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    September 2005
  • From: North Pole, Alaska
Posted by richs26 on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 4:59 PM

A friend of mine from work served on the Midway 71-73, and climbed into EKA-3B #612 then.  He is going to do the Trumpeter 1/48 EKA as #612.

WIP:  Monogram 1/72 B-26 (Snaptite) as 73rd BS B-26, 40-1408, torpedo bomber attempt on Ryujo

Monogram 1/72 B-26 (Snaptite) as 22nd BG B-26, 7-Mile Drome, New Guinea

Minicraft 1/72 B-24D as LB-30, AL-613, "Tough Boy", 28th Composite Group

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Posted by seastallion53 on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 9:06 PM

spent about 2 hrs on board in the Indian ocean when my carrier USS Eisenhower was along side.I was a helo aircrewman in HM-14 and knew a friend was on board and asked to go visit with him.

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