File:USS Nimitz (CVN-68) returning to Norfolk 1981.JPEG
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DescriptionUSS Nimitz (CVN-68) returning to Norfolk 1981.JPEG | An aerial stern view of the U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) returning to home port in Norfolk, Virginia (USA), following the aircraft crash on her flight deck on 26 May 1981. The crash, which occurred during the night landing of an Grumman EA-6B Prowler aircraft assigned to the carrier, killed 14 crewmen, injured 45 others, and damaged several parked aircraft. Various aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) are on deck. Note the single EA-6B in low visibility paint (left) and the originally fitted large SPS-43 radar on the mast. |
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Source | U.S. DefenseImagery photo VIRIN: DN-SC-82-03493 |
Author | PH1 Ken Brewer, USN |
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Image title | An aerial stern view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) returning to home port in Norfolk, Virginia, following the May 26 aircraft crash on her flight deck. The crash, which occurred during the night landing of an EA-6B Prowler aircraft assigned to the carrier, killed 14 crewmen, injured 45 others, and damaged several parked aircraft. |
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Author | PH1 Ken Brewer |
Source | Film |
Short title | DN-SC-82-03493 |
Date and time of data generation | 28 May 1981 |
JPEG file comment | File written by Adobe Photoshop¨ 5.2 |
IIM version | 2 |
Writer | C. Tordesillas |
Special instructions | RELEASED |
Country shown | ATLANTIC OCEAN |
Category | N |
Supplemental categories | UNCLASS |