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This clip is Part 1 of a 2-part film.

PLANES LANDING AND TAKING OFF FROM USS LEXINGTON (CV-2) Part 1

Description

1) MCU Drydock flooded to float ship.2) MCU PAN Ship in drydock showing ship's screws.3) MCU Water rushing into drydock.4) MS SBD's taking off from LEXINGTON.5) MS F4F's landing on flight deck of LEXINGTON. (SV)6) MS SBD's landing on flight deck of LEXINGTON, water and wake of ship in BG.7) MS F2A getting wave-off.8) MS F2A's and SBD's landing on flight deck of LEXINGTON.9) MCU J2F-3 being hoisted aboard LEXINGTON by aviation crane. (SV)10) MS Golden Gate Bridge, as LEXINGTON passes under it entering San Francisco.11) MS Golden Gate Bridge as LEXINGTON passes beneath same.12) MS Crew members of LEXINGTON on flight deck as it enters San Francisco Bay.HISTORICAL COLOR footage--1938QUALITY FAIR

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Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities

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Date
1947–1980
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2:23