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ARCHIVE PHOTO OF THE DAYUSS Forrestal catapult, 1970
Stars and Stripes
May 14, 2017
Red Grandy ©Stars and StripesMediterranean Sea, April, 1970: A USS Forrestal catapult switch operator ducks as an F4 Phantom jet makes its two-second run up to 150 mph during the carrier's eighth Mediterranean deployment.
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