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Description Night colour photograph of the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Antietam (CVA-36) in 1953. The carrier was operating out of Quonset Point, Rhode Island (USA), at that time.
Acoording the crew member Joseph Y. Love, ETCM, USN (Ret.), this was a publicity shot for the flash bulb maker "Sylvania". No real flight operations took place and the aircraft were painted with a highly reflective paint.
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Source U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News November 1953 [1]; official U.S. Navy photograph 80-G-K-16893 (Color)
Author U.S. Navy
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current23:14, 16 March 2008Thumbnail for version as of 23:14, 16 March 2008800 × 600 (88 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== Licensing == {{PD-USGov-Military-Navy}}
19:22, 2 March 2008Thumbnail for version as of 19:22, 2 March 2008834 × 320 (69 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=Night shot of the U.S. aircraft carrier ''USS Antietam (CV-36)'' in 1953. In 1952 ''Antietam'' did become the first U.S. carrier with an angled deck, and photos like this should emphasize it usefulness. The carrier was operating

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