Huge (11"x17") 1956 Photo of USS F.D.R. (CVA-42) Flight Deck with Blimp, Helicopter & Jets

This is a wonderful, huge (11"x17") September 1956 photo of the flight deck of the United States Navy aircraft carrier U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42). This action shot shows a U.S. Navy blimp hovering above the deck where a helicopter and F2H Banshee jets are parked. Launched April 29, 1945, the Roosevelt was classified as a CVA at the time of this photo (it was redesignated CV-42 in 1975). This photo was taken a few months after Roosevelt underwent a refit and recommissioning. Here the ship is pictured in the Guantanamo Bay area. The USS Roosevelt was the first carrier in the US Navy to operate an all-jet aircraft under controlled conditions. She was decommissioned in 1977.

Circa September 1956.

Approximately 11" in height by 17" in width.

Photograph.

None.

USN 1006003 9-26-56 USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVA-42) OPERATING IN GUANTANAMO BAY AREA SHOWING U.S. NAVY BLIMP OVER FLIGHT DECK. OFFICIAL US NAVY PHOTO RELEASED iva. WATCH YOUR CREDIT No objection to reproducing or publishing this photograph provided this credit line is used (on paper separate from photo).

This photo will be shipped unwrapped and rolled without the foam board, unless arrangements are made for pick-up or special shipping to preserve the shrink wrap mounting. This is from a United States Navy collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VBEX05 LABJX1/13 SABJX11/14

8- (Very Fine-Excellent): The photograph has been well-preserved with only light aging.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.