USS_Midway_(CVB-41)_during_Operation_Frostbite,_March_1946.jpg
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Summary
| Description | The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVB-42) noses through scattered sea ice in March 1946, during her Arctic experimental cruise ("Operation Frostbite"). Photographed looking forward from the carrier's island, with Curtiss SB2C-4E/-5 Helldiver and Vought F4U-4 Corsair planes of Carrier Air Group 74 (CVBG-74) parked on her flight deck. The Helldiver s visible were assigned to Bombing Squadron 74 (VB-74) "Bomb-a-Toms". A Gearing -class destroyer is steaming past in the background. |
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| Source | Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-10001 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
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