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USS Alexander Hamilton SSBN-617
#otd in 1963 USS Alexander Hamilton SSBN-617 was commissioned, she served for 30 years till 1993. She was part of the Lafayette class...
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FR-1 Fireball
#OTD in 1944 the Ryan FR Fireball made its first flight. It was a piston and jet-powered fighter designed for the US Navy during World...
USS Texas BB-35 and USS Arkansas BB-33
#OTD in 1944 German coastal artillery shell falls between USS Texas BB-35 and USS Arkansas BB-33 (foreground) while the two battleships...
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Skylab Sequence
Here is the sequence of events for Skylab I & II #otd #saturnv #nasa #skylab #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #boneyardsafari #sa513...
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SA-513 Saturn V launch
Flash back to May 14th 1973 SA-513, a modified unmarned two-stage Saturn V vehicle for the Skylab-1 mission is launched from the Cape. ...
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The adventures of USS Wasp CVA-18
#OTD in 1952, USS Wasp (CVA-18) collided with destroyer minesweeper USS Hobson (DMS-26) while conducting night flying operations. Wasp...