1930's USS LEXINGTON PHOTO ALBUM - AIRCRAFT

[KASTAUFFER]

I just recently acquired this fantastic photo album with photos taken by a sailor who was a Fleet Photographer . Included in the album is his 1936 dated Fleet Camera Party ID and his certificate from Sound Motion Picture Technicians School he completed in 1939 . There are a lot more photos in the album than the ones I am showing here , but I think these are the most interesting. In 1937 the USS Lexington took part of the search for Amelia Earhart and he was on board during this time.

 

The album features examples of the dangers of Carrier aviation including deck crash photos . It also shows some of the fun including shoveling show from the deck.

 

The owner of this album was also a USS Franklin survivor during WWII .

 

Enjoy!

 

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Souvenirs of his Shellback Ceremony

 

Going under the Golden Gate Bridge .

 

 

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[bobgee]

Very Nice, Kurt! Thanks for posting.

Bob

[4STARCHRIS]

Great pics. Great album. Thanks for posting these great pics of the Lexington.

4starchris

[Bagman]

 

 

Thanks for the great photos. Wonderful find.

 

The top picture in this post is a twofer. We are viewing "Lady Lex" from directly aft, but in the background, viewed from her starboard quarter, is the U.S.S. Saratoga (CV-3) the Lex's sister ship. You can distinguish which ship is which at this time period because "Sara" carried a black vertical stripe painted on her huge stack(s). Two great ships and proud pieces of Naval Aviation history.

 

Thanks again for the post.

 

Bagman

[disneydave]

Love the pix of the planes in formation...

[WS60]

Wow, what a great album

[ADMIN]

Great album!

 

Any of the photos show the Marines onboard?

[Bob Hudson]

I had never before heard this term "Fleet Camera Party." Here's a great history of them: http://www.navyphoto.org/Carol/chap04.html

[KASTAUFFER]

No photos of Marines or close ups of rare early EGA's

 

Thanks for the info on the " Fleet Camera Party "

 

Kurt

[ww2vault]

Hi,

 

Wow, that is one AMAZING photo album you have there! Do you mind if I ask how you came by it and how much it cost you for it? Simply stunning photos.

 

- Jeff

[ADMIN]

No photos of Marines or close ups of rare early EGA's

 

Darn. A good friend of mine was part of the ship's Marine guard during that period.

 

Still an amazing album.

[KASTAUFFER]

Hi,

 

Wow, that is one AMAZING photo album you have there! Do you mind if I ask how you came by it and how much it cost you for it? Simply stunning photos.

 

- Jeff

 

It did not come from Ebay ! A local guy had it for a few years and wanted to keep it, but I made him an offer he could not refuse

 

Kurt

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Time to bring this back up

[Soldat]

Very nice collection of pictures of the original Lexington. I like the deck guns. Thanks for sharing these.

[Soldat]

I apoligize, I should have written the original aircraft carrier Lexington.

• USS Lexington (1776), a brigantine acquired in 1776 and captured in 1777
  
• USS Lexington (1825), a sloop-of-war in commission from 1826–1830 and 1831–1855
  
• USS Lexington (1861), a timberclad gunboat in commission from 1861–1865
  
• USS Lexington II (SP-705), later USS SP-705, a patrol vessel in commission from 1917–1918
  
• USS Lexington (CV-2), a Lexington-class aircraft carrier commissioned in 1927 and sunk in 1942
  
• USS Lexington (CV-16), an Essex-class aircraft carrier in commission from 1943–1991
  

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