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When Hollywood Ruled The Skies - Volumes 1 through 4 by Bruce Oriss


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PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2011 8:38 pm 
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F6F-3 of VF-16 just cleared the bow and a SBD-5 of VB-16 is ready to go with other to follow
from the USS Lexington

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Thanks, Jack. Never can get enough of WWII USN flight ops shots.

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Very cool.......plenty of right rudder on that launch.
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The Lex (CV-16) was my first ship. My uncle served on her in WWII.


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