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Photograph taken of Fighting Squadron One (VF-1) pilots in a ready room preparing for a mission while Task Force 58 was on its way to the Mariana Islands. Pilots sit waiting to be called to their...
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Photograph of John Crommelin discussing mission plans with a group of pilots from Air Group One on the USS Yorktown (CV-10).
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Photograph of a commander speaking to pilots in a ready room.
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Photograph of enlisted air crewmen lounging in a ready room on the USS Ticonderoga (CV-14), awaiting orders.
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Photograph of Fighting Squadron One (VF-1) pilots Lieutenant (jg) Jack Hankins and Lieutenant (jg) Barrie Canfield playing Acey Ducey in a ready room. Dated June '44.
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Photograph of pilots standing and talking in front of a door in a ready room.
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Photograph of two sailors, Joe James Ray and Charles Wilbert Page, sitting and talking with journalist Ernie Pyle aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-10) on February 5, 1945.
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Photograph of three sailors in work uniforms, sitting on a couch, and laughing at a comic magazine.
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Photograph showing pilots from Fighting Squadron One (VF-1) in a ready room, awaiting combat patrol. From left to right the pilots are Pablo Henderson, Art Ward, Red Wangberg, and Norman Duberstein.
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Photograph of enlisted aircrews on the USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) gathered in a ready room with flight gear hung on the wall behind them. They are being briefed on November 4, 1944 for a strike on...
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Photograph of pilots putting on their flight suits and gear in a ready room aboard an aircraft carrier.
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Photograph of the USS Yorktown at sea, taken from an aerial view. Several Grumman F9F panthers sit on the flight deck.
Aircraft
With its signature inverted gull wings and over-sized propeller, the powerful FG-1D Corsair could hit 470 mph, pack a stinging punch and strike fear in the hearts of Japanese Zero fighter pilots...
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Mark 7 knee-mounted chart-plotting board with adjustable canvas and elastic belt. The plotting board has a storage compartment underneath the top panel for storing related documents and charting...
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A plastic clipboard shaped to be worn around the thigh with a cloth strap to hold the aviator kneeboard in place. Pertinent information and documents are affixed to the clipboard on top. Information...
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Eight, small, jagged pieces of metal of various sizes and shapes created during the March 18, 1945 bomb hit that struck the USS Yorktown (CV-10). The pieces have been stored in an amber vial labeled...
News
A recent study published by the University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business reveals that Patriots Point plays a key role in Charleston’s economy, contributing an impressive $205...
Event
Art of Valor is an annual event hosted in partnership with the Patriot Art Foundation. Veterans are invited aboard the USS Yorktown for a day of watercolor painting instruction, a live painting...
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A translucent, yellow survival flask with original fishing line kit and prophylactics sleeve inside. The directions of use of the items once present in the kit are on the outside of the flask in white...