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January ~ December 2008 Updates
October 27~31, 2008 - added 111 new photos:
August 08, 2008 in the USS Midway section - added another new video showing the toilet bomb loaded aboard NE 572, courtesy of Gary Schreffler from GRS Videos.
July 24, 2008 in the USS Midway section - added one new photo & one video showing the toilet bomb loaded aboard NE 572. The video is courtesy of Russell Falb, via Ken Young, the son of James E. Young, who was the Plane Captain of NE 572 in 1965.
March 30, 2008
Memorabilia - Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles in the USS Midway section - added two newspaper articles.
Memorabilia - Patch Collection in the USS Midway section - added nine new patches.
Memorabilia - Souvenirs & Miscellaneous in the USS Midway section - added eight new items:
Memorabilia - Museum Souvenirs in the USS Midway section - added five new items:
RAF Brawdy - Added two new photos & two new items in the Memorabilia gallery.
USS Independence - added a January 10, 1959 commissioning ashtray.
USS Pampanito - Added a March 15, 1943 launching tag.
My Patch Collection - added nine new patches in the USS Midway gallery.
My Zap Sticker Collection - added one new zap.
London Central H.S. - added four new photos.
USS Midway, VAQ-136 & LCHS guest books - added new entries, bringing them up to date.
March 03, 2008
Memorabilia - Ship's Newspapers & Newsletters in the USS Midway section - added an October 1965 issue of Midway West, courtesy of Buzz Nau.
Memorabilia - Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles in the USS Midway section - added three newspaper articles, courtesy of Buzz Nau. in the USS Midway Photo Gallery section - added five new videos:
R. Clinton Griffin Collection in the USS Midway Photo Gallery section - added 20 photos of the Anchor Windlass in a new gallery.
USS Midway guest book - added new entries, bringing it up to date
February 22, 2008 in the USS Midway Photo Gallery section - added a 1985 Photo Lab Christmas card, courtesy of Buzz Nau.
Flight Deck Messages in the USS Midway Photo Gallery section - added one new photo, courtesy of Buzz Nau.
R. Clinton Griffin Collection in the USS Midway Photo Gallery section - added a new gallery of 28 photos showing the newly opened Bulk Storage Elevator Exhibit in Midway's hangar bay, where visitors can stand on a plexiglass cover & look straight down four decks to where a jet engine is being prepped to come up the elevator.
February 20, 2008
Al Rosko Collection in the USS Midway Photo Gallery section - added 16 new photos. in the USS Midway Photo Gallery section - added one new photo of an HC-1 Sea King.
Dry Dock 1980's in the USS Midway Photo Gallery section - added 12 new photos.
EISRA-86 in the USS Midway Photo Gallery section - added six new photos. in the Photo Gallery section - a new collection of 306 photos. - added six new photos of the "Unconditional Surrender" statue & two new photos of "The Greatest Generation Memorial", courtesy of Al Rosko.
February 09, 2008 in the USS Midway Photo Gallery section - a new collection of 600 photos showing Midway's liberty ports from 1954 to 1991.
Sayonara Japan 1991 in the USS Midway Photo Gallery section - added an August 11, 1991 Tampa Tribune-Times article about Midway leaving Japan for retirement, courtesy of Bill Martin.
R. Clinton Griffin Collection in the USS Midway Photo Gallery section - added six new photos in the Ready Rooms gallery showing the soon-to-be-opened A-6 Intruder exhibit in Ready Room Five.
February 03, 2008 in the USS Midway Photo Gallery section - added three new photos, courtesy of my father, T. E. Prince.
R. Clinton Griffin Collection in the USS Midway Photo Gallery section - added 725 new photos in the following galleries:
Aft Mess Deck & Galley - added two new photos of the aft scullery. Aircraft On-Load (May 26, 2006) - a new gallery of 55 photos showing the loading of the EKA-3B Skywarrior & HSS-1 Seabat. Aircraft On-Load (May 29, 2007) - a new gallery of 66 photos showing the loading of the F9F-8P Cougar & SBD-5 Dauntless. Brig - added 27 new photos showing the brig after restoration. Captain's Quarters - a new gallery of 54 photos. Chaplain - added ten new photos. CIC & Communications - a new gallery of 88 photos. CMC's Quarters - a new gallery of three photos. CPO Mess - a new gallery of 50 photos. CPO Galley - a new gallery of 47 photos. CPO Spaces - a new gallery of 27 photos. Display Aircraft - added 69 new photos: A-7B Corsair II (1), F-8K Crusader (2), HSS-1 Seabat (9), SH-2F Seasprite (36),SH-3H Sea King (1), T-2C Buckeye (7) & views of the flight deck from Pri-Fly (13). Electrical Transformer Room - a new gallery of eight photos. Forward Boiler Room - a new gallery of 14 photos. Forward Mess Deck & Galley - added 12 new photos of the forward bakery. Hangar Bay - added three new photos of aircraft fuel tanks. Laundry - a new gallery of 13 photos. Machine Shop - added two new photos. Miscellaneous Photos - added one new photo. Print Shop - added 18 new photos. Ready Rooms - added six new photos of Ready Room Two. Tactical Flag Command Center - added 58 new photos showing this space being restored. Views from the Pier - added five new photos. Wardroom - added 25 new photos. - added three new photos of the "Unconditional Surrender" statue, courtesy of my father, T. E. Prince. - added a new Renaissance Festival gallery with 31 photos.
USS Midway, VAQ-136 & LCHS guest books - added new entries, bringing them up to date.
January 27, 2008
A Brief Note: In October 2007, I was informed that the museum had officially changed its name. Instead of San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum, the new name for the museum is: USS Midway Museum.
George Duncan's July 23, 1951 F9F-2 Panther Crash in the USS Midway Photo Gallery section - added one new video.in the USS Midway Photo Gallery section - added one new video. in the USS Midway Photo Gallery section - added two new videos. in the USS Midway Photo Gallery section - added two new videos.
Crossing San Diego Bay on January 10, 2004 in the USS Midway Photo Gallery section - added one new video.in the USS Midway Photo Gallery section - a new gallery of 20 videos showing Midway after she became a museum in San Diego, CA.
EA-6B Prowler Video Collection - added five new videos showing the Prowler in action.
NAF Misawa AIMD Mech's - added one new video showing NAF Misawa AD's working on Allison T-56-A-14 turboprop engines.
USS Midway guest book - added new entries, bringing it up to date
January 23, 2008 in the VAQ-136 Gauntlets section - a new gallery of 30 videos showing the squadron in action.
USS Midway guest book - added new entries, bringing it up to date.
January 20, 2008 in the VAQ-136 Gauntlets Photo Gallery section - added one new photo.
EA-6B Prowler Video Collection - added seven new videos showing the Prowler in action.
USS Oriskany - added three videos showing the sinking of the USS Oriskany on May 17, 2006.
USS Midway, VAQ-136 & LCHS guest books - added new entries, bringing them up to date.
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