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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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Admission to Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum includes access to our two historic ships, all of our historic aircraft, the Vietnam Experience, Medal of Honor Museum, and more. Special guided...
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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 white and clear plastic analog computer made up of a single, round base with two, rotating dial components overlaid on both the front and back sides of the base. The kit is made up of this analog...
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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...
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A black, rectangular metal box with a round, glass 35 mm camera lens protruding from one end. The camera has protruding feet for stabilization on the bottom and a manufacture's label plate bolted to...
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16 mm Eastman Kodak Type G cellulose acetate film cartridge sealed in the original yellow and red packaging.
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Wooden plaque with Japanese motifs carved by U. S. Navy personnel during the occupation of Japan after World War II.
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Christening ribbons for the USS Yorktown (CV-10). Six silk ribbons of red, white, and blue are tied together and embroidered with 'U.S.S. Yorktown CV-10, January 21, 1943' and 'Newport News Naval...
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Cork and glass neck fragments from the champagne bottle used for christening the USS Yorktown (CV-10). The netting surrounded the full bottle is still present.