Photo #: NH 97042
USS Princeton (CV-37)
Aviation Ordnanceman Airmen J.V. Lykins and D.F. Jenkins "move
two truck loads of bombs onto the bomb elevator ready for the
six-deck journey to the flight deck to be loaded on waiting aircraft.
Over 100 tons of ammunition are loaded and flown from USS Princeton
each operational day."
Quoted from the original caption released with this photo by
Commander, Naval Forces Far East under date of 16 May 1951.
The inscription over the elevator door reads: "Maximum Load
5500 lbs".
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the "All Hands"
collection at the Naval Historical Center.
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