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A landing signal officer (LSO), from Fighter Squadron 161 (VF-161), right, protects his ears as an F-4S Phantom II aircraft comes in for a landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41). Left side view of the aircraft

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A landing signal officer (LSO), from Fighter Squadron 161 (VF-161), right, protects his ears as an F-4S Phantom II aircraft comes in for a landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41). Left side view of the aircraft

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Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Paul Soutar

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Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft. In the United States Navy, these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion) and CVAN (attack aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion). The first aircraft carrier commissioned into the United States Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922.

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05/09/1984
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The U.S. National Archives
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