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Out of steam

#otd USS Hornet CV-8 dead in the water with a destroyer alongside, 26 October 1942. #usshornet #cv8 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

All hands on deck

#otd Plane handling crews moving a F4F aboard USS Enterprise CV-6 during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Island’s, 26 October 1942 #ussenterprise #cv6 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

What a view!

Great view of HMS Invincible R05 launching its Sea Harriers, wish she had been saved as a museum. #hmsinvincible #royalnavy #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

End of Zuiho

#otd Japanese aircraft carrier Zuiho still underway after several hits by planes from Task Force 38 during the battle off Cape Engano, 25 October 1944. Photographed from an aircraft from USS Enterprise CV-6. Note the flight deck camouflage, men on deck, buckled flight deck amidships and mast deployed horizontally, with a Japanese Naval ensign at its tip. #ijnzuiho #ussenterprise #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Testing FRED’s engines

A bit of history on FRED #c5galaxy #b52 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Under fire!

#otd USS Kitkun Bay CVE-71 prepares to launch FM-2 Wildcats in the center distance, Japanese shells are splashing near USS White Plains CVE-66 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari #navalsafari

DHC-6 Twin Otter

Let’s learn about the Twin Otter! #dhc6 #twinotter #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation

Sinking of the Zuikaku

#otd Crewmembers salute as the Japanese Naval Ensign is lowered on the sinking carrier Zuikaku, during the afternoon of 25 October 1944 #ijnzuikaku #wwii #navalsafari #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari