Dozier Rescued in Raid 1982
This nameplate was used in 1982
Atlantic Liners collide 1956
This nameplate was used in 1956

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From the Archives

Patrol Squadron 40, 1977

Patrol Squadron 40, 1977

Airman Mark Fletcher
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Airman Mark Fletcher conducts a preflight check on a P3C Orion submarine-hunting aircraft before a training mission by a Patrol Squadron 40 crew.