USS Midway

 

Dave Starr Collection

~ December 2003 Photos ~

 

USS Midway

 

 

 

All photos in this gallery were taken by Dave Starr.

 

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December 04, 2003

USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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December 04 & 12, 2003

USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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Dave found a part of my past! During the Gulf War, I cleaned a head for a while when I was TAD. Awards were given

for the cleanest ones and these were mine. The Rose Award played on the "Smells Like a Rose" theme and we got

to paint one on the door for each one awarded. As you can see from the dates and my signatures, they were all very

close together. I had the distinction of having the most awards in the shortest period of time by the same person.

Yeah, big deal, but they're still there and I guess I left my mark aboard Midway with that artwork. It brought back

memories of my time as an Airman and I was very surprised to see these pictures when Dave sent them to me.

 

 

 

December 13 & 16, 2003

USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

16 DEC 03

USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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December 16 & 21, 2003

VAQ-136 Gauntlets Ready Room

USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

21 DEC 03

USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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December 22, 2003

A clear plastic model of the Midway, about 25 feet long. Dave asked Pete Clayton,

the project manager, about it and was told it was made back in 1944 as a tool for

the engineers designing the ship. It is transparent and all of the compartments

can bee seen from the outside. The model had been in storage in Washington

for years and will most likely become one of the museum exhibits.

USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

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December 22 & 30, 2003

USS Midway in Oakland

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USS Midway in Oakland

30 DEC 03

 

 

 

Dave Starr Collection Index

 

Dave Starr's October 2003 Photos

 

Dave Starr's November 2003 Photos