LSO guiding Loening OL aboard USS Lexington (CV-2) 1931
Summary
A U.S. Navy Landing Signal Officer on board the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2) uses flags to guide an Loening OL-8 amphibian to a recovery on board the ship. The aircraft was returning from relief mission to Managua, Nicaragua in the wake of a devastating earthquake there.
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Date
31/03/1931
Source
U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation
Copyright info
public domain