75 items in this album on 4 pages.
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Deck crew signals the pilot of an FM-2 Wildcat aboard the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1945. | F6F Hellcat coming in for a landing on the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1945. Note the LSO’s “paddles” and the lack of extended tailhook on the Hellcat. |
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F6F Hellcat hung up in the catwalks of the training aircraft carrier USS Sable after a landing mishap on Lake Michigan, United States, 1945. | F6F Hellcat lined up for a trap on the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1945. Note the LSO’s “paddles” and the extended tailhook on the Hellcat. |
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FM-2 Wildcat rolls down the flight deck on the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1945. | SNJ-5C Texan aircraft aboard USS Sable, Lake Michigan, United States, 1945 |
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The flight deck of the training aircraft carrier USS Sable showing a severe slice in the steel caused by the spinning propeller of an F6F Hellcat. Lake Michigan, United States, 1945. | USS Sable underway in Lake Michigan, United States, 1945; note crashed FM-2 fighter on flight deck |
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USS Sable underway, Lake Michigan, United States, 1944-1945 | USS Wolverine and USS Sable at Chicago, Illinois, United States, 1945-1947. |
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The Ship’s Chaplain leads a memorial service for President Franklin D Roosevelt on the flight deck of the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, c. Apr 15 1945. | FM-2 Wildcat fighter after a barrier crash aboard USS Sable, Great Lakes, United States, May 1945 |
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The training aircraft carrier USS Sable trained many Landing Signal Officers (LSOs) as well as pilots, Lt Whitaker seen here with the flags. Lake Michigan, United States, May 1945. | Training carrier USS Sable underway on Lake Michigan, United States, Jun 1945. Note the side-wheel propulsion. |
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After the announcement of the Japanese surrender, crewmen broke into a spontaneous celebration on the flight deck of the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, Aug 15 1945. | |
75 items in this album on 4 pages.