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Aircraft Carrier America

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1981

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Overview

A coloured photograph mounted on cream board of the front of an aircraft carrier at sea. There are fighter jets lined up on both sides of the carrier.

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cwa-org-202-HSP2024.191

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Material

Photographic Paper

Width

35.4277 cm

Inscriptions and markings

Below the photograph handwritten in black ink is "20 Sept 81", the next line is "To: Mr Eric McFarland - Indian Ocean On behalf of the crew of America, thank you for the gracious kindness shown the men who visited Katanning 28-30th Aug 1981. James P. Walsey Jr. CAPTAIN/USN""

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