US Navy Aerographers Mate Third Class Robert Mason releases a weather balloon from the fantail of the USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). Aerographers Mates utilize the information from the balloon to plot wind patterns and pressure readings. Truman is conducting Carrier Qualifications (CQs) off the Virginia coast
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)
Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Justin Bane, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
26/09/1999
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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