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1. MIDWAE_080723_044.JPG: You'll see the girl in denim on the right in a couple of shots. There were two of them, sounding like they were from Germany, being photographed around the planes. I didn't ask.
2. MIDWAE_080723_135.JPG: Fighting Squadron 21: In March 1965, fighting squadron VF-21 deployed to Southeast Asia under the command of CDR Bill Franke aboard the USS Midway. The carrier strike force was directed to spearhead "Operation Rolling Thunder" with sustained combat operations against the communist insurgency led by North Vietnam. Flying the Navy's premier fighter-interceptor, the F-4B Phantom II, the combat mission required VF-21 to rapidly adapt its tactics and training to fully employ the Phantom's unprecedented dual-mission, fighter-bomber capabilities. On June 17, 1965, two VF-21 Phantoms engaged four North Vietnamese MiG-17 fighters, successfully destroying two with radar-guided AIM-7D Sparrow III missiles. The first MiG-17 was downed by CDR Louis C. Page and LT John C. Smith, and the second by their wingman, LT David Batson and LCDR Robert Doremus. These were the first air combat victories of the Vietnam War.
3. MIDWAE_080723_204.JPG: The world debut of a new Stargate movie was held here the next night. I presume that's what the scaffolding and such were being set up for.
4. MIDWAE_080723_296.JPG: The War Years 1941-1945: When war was declared in 1941, the city's civilian population exploded by more than 50,000 as workers streamed into the city. Transportation and housing facilities were soon overwhelmed. Trailers crowded once-empty land on the outskirts of the city. Homes for 3,000 families were built by the government on nearby mesas. Aircraft carried loaded squadrons of aircraft and men aboard at North Island before racing off to fight battles in the Pacific. In their absence, replacement aircraft continuously arrived and new pilots were trained day and night, 7 days a week to replace those lost in battle. Sailors packed busses and trolleys while dance halls featuring such talents as Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller, and Benny Goodman were open until dawn. Tattoo parlors, penny arcades, and landmarks such as Eddie's Bar and the Bomber cafe did an around-the-clock business.
5. MIDWAE_080723_298.JPG: Prosperity 1945 - Present: As military installations were closed due to post-World War II reductions, the Navy concentrated its West Coast operations in San Diego. During the Cold War, the area became a major training center for supplying men, ships and aircraft to the Pacific Fleet. With more than 95,000 military personnel in the greater San Diego area today, the Navy is the largest single employer in the region. In addition to active duty personnel, the Navy provides approximately 142,500 civilian jobs that support the fleet. This accounts for more than 20% of the total employment in the San Diego region. Today, San Diego is host to 35 aircraft squadrons with more than 400 aircraft; 48 surface ships including guided missile cruisers, destroyers, frigates, amphibious assault ships, and various patrol craft; as well as seven submarines. The harbor is home port to deep-water vessels such as two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers the USS Nimitz and the USS Ronald Reagan, and nine Military Sealift Command ships. The partnership between the U.S. Navy and the San Diego community has lasted for more than 100 years. The Navy found the ideal location for a deep-water harbor with ample space for training operations. San Diego has prospered due to the influx of federal defense spending -- exactly what the city's fathers set out to accomplish in 1908.
6. MIDWAE_080723_301.JPG: This is the carrier's runway, looking backward
7. MIDWAE_080723_303.JPG: Evolution of the Aircraft Carrier 1924-1940: On November 29, 19024, the Navy's first aircraft carrier, the USS Langley, tied up to the pier at the naval air station at North Island. A converted coal transport, she had a flight deck 500 feet in length and could carry more than 30 aircraft. By 1928, the aircraft carriers USS Saratoga and USS Lexington, both constructed on cruiser hulls, joined Langley in San Diego waters where they were used in training naval aviators. This training played a significant role in America's victory at the Battle of Midway 14 years later. The Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo bomber was the first all metal monoplane ordered by the Navy. Joining the fleet in 1937, it was also the first aircraft to have power-operated folding wings. It had a crew consisting of a pilot, a bombardier and a gunner. This aircraft was part of the standard complement for carriers such as the Saratoga, Lexington, and Ranger.
8. MIDWAE_080723_306.JPG: The Pioneers 1911-1924: In the weeks after the arrival of the USS California in San Diego Harbor, aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss established flying school in an inlet just across the bay to your left where you are standing. There, he trained Lieutenant Theodore Elyson and three Army officers who became our nation's first military pilots. In addition to training pilots, Curtiss developed a "hydroaeroplane" that could take off from and land on water. On January 28, 1911, Curtiss proved the adaptability of this aircraft when he flew his new aircraft across the bay, landed in the water, had it hoisted aboard the cruiser Pennsylvania, then lowered it back into the water alongside the ship. After flying his aircraft back to his base in Spanish Bight, it was hard for anyone to deny that aircraft could indeed play a practical role in our nation's Navy. On September 25, 1917, the Navy established its first permanent Naval Air Station on North Island, directly across the bay from where you are standing. This station consisted of a pilot training station, a mechanics' school, and a patrol plane base. By 1924, the U.S. Naval Air Station North Island had grown into a modern facility sporting a number of red tiled administrative buildings above which stood a control tower you can still see today directly across the bay.
9. MIDWAE_080723_309.JPG: San Diego: Birthplace of Naval Aviation: The Promise 1908-1910: In 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt sent America's battleships, called the Great White Fleet, on a world cruise. Dispatched largely as a goodwill gesture to Japan, the Fleet was scheduled to make San Francisco its first U.S. stop. Led by local businessman John D. Spreckles, a group of San Diego businessmen seeking federal investment in their city, chartered a steamer and met the Fleet off Baja California. They convinced the Fleet's commander that they would be enthusiastically welcomed by the city. On April 14, 1908, 16 battleships dropped anchor off the beach just south of the entry to San Diego Harbor. True to their promise made by the delegation, more than 20,000 people flocked to the shore to welcome the Fleet. The Celebration: Over the next four days, the city's reception committee, headed by William Kettner, who would one day become the region's representative in the U.S. Congress, welcomed the men of the Fleet with an endless series of balls, guided tours, dinners, teas, and stage plays. In response to the city's festive welcome, the Fleet sent 64 companies of officers, bluejackets and Marines who paraded down Broadway. More than 75,000 excited onlookers watched while Governor James Gillett officially extended the state's welcome. An editorial in the Evening Tribute stated: "It was only after the great American armada reached the port.. that the people of this country awoke to the fact that San Diego was on the map." San Diego made quite an impression on the Navy. In a speech during the grand review, a naval officer said, "San Diego appreciates the Navy, and the Navy appreciates San Diego." On December 4, 1910, the cruiser USS California sailed into the newly-dredged harbor and anchored near what is now known as G Street Pier located to your left.
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Wikipedia Description: USS Midway (CV-41)
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USS Midway (CVB/CVA/CV-41) was an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, the lead ship of her class, and the first to be commissioned after the end of World War II. Active in the Vietnam War and in Operation Desert Storm, as of 2004 she is a museum ship in San Diego, California. She is the only remaining aircraft carrier of the World War II era that is not an Essex-class ship.

Midway was laid down 27 October 1943 by Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Virginia. Her revolutionary hull design was based on what would have been the Montana class battleships and gave her superior maneuverability over all previous carriers. She was launched 20 March 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Bradford William Ripley, Jr.; and commissioned 10 September 1945, Captain Joseph F. Bolger in command.

Early operations and deployment with the 6th Fleet:

After shakedown in the Caribbean, Midway joined in the U.S. Atlantic Fleet training schedule, with Norfolk her homeport. From 20 February 1946 she was flagship for CarDiv 1. In March, she tested equipment and techniques for cold weather operations in the North Atlantic. East Coast and Caribbean training was highlighted by Operation Sandy in September 1947, in which she test fired a captured German V-2 rocket from her flight deck, the first such launching from a moving platform.

On 29 October 1947, Midway sailed for the first of her annual deployments with the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean. A powerful extension of sea/air power, Midway trained between deployments and received alterations necessary to accommodate heavier aircraft as they were developed. In 1952, she participated in North Sea maneuvers with NATO forces, and on 1 October was redesignated CVA-41.

Midway cleared Norfolk 27 December 1954 for a world cruise, sailing via the Cape of Good Hope for Taiwan, where she joined the 7th Fleet for operations in the Western Pacific until 28 June 1955. During these ...More...
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