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| Description | The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVB-42) noses through scattered sea ice in March 1946, during her Arctic experimental cruise ("Operation Frostbite"). Photographed looking forward from the carrier's island, with Curtiss SB2C-4E/-5 Helldiver and Vought F4U-4 Corsair planes of Carrier Air Group 74 (CVBG-74) parked on her flight deck. The Helldivers visible were assigned to Bombing Squadron 74 (VB-74) "Bomb-a-Toms". A Gearing-class destroyer is steaming past in the background. |
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| Source | Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-10001 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
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| 22:35, 13 October 2007 |  | 740 × 592 (110 KB) | Felix Stember | {{Information |Description=USS Midway (CVB-42)n oses through scattered sea ice in March 1946, during her Arctic experimental cruise. Photographed looking forward from the carrier's island, with SB2C "Helldiver" and F4U "Corsair" planes parked on her fligh |
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