“Independence from the Blue Angels”, by Wesley McKeown, 1972, #USNavy Art Collection. The famed #BlueAngels flew the #F-4J #PhantomII fighter jet from 1969-74. #PhantomFriday #navy #flynavy #navalaviation #USSIndependence #CV-62

Getting real close to completion! PE, getting it done. ETC 12/26/23
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The US sunk nuclear waste along with the battleship USS Independence off the Farallon islands, after WWII atomic tests that destroyed islands in the Pacific. New ep. with Chris Roberts #nuclearwastedisposal #farallonislands #ussindependence

Close to the end!! Got the decals on the fixed the rotors from the last tragedy.
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Continued PE on the Indy. Had to suppress my urge to see how far this ship could fly without wings!
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And now for weathering and the nasty nemesis of the US Navy: rust. More to come. #JFFScaleModels #Scalemodels #Plasticmodel #scalemodelling #scalemodelingcommunity #USNAVY #USSINDEPENDENCE rodriguezabraham.wordpress.com/2023/12/26/u...

Did you know! Launched on August 22, 1942, USS Independence (CVL-22) was built on a light cruiser hull and famously survived TWO atomic bomb blasts at Bikini Atoll in 1946! #USSIndependence #CVL22 #WW2History #NavalHistory #MilitaryFacts

Someone requested the #ussindependence, was too down last night to post sorry #inktober

The last of the PE is on. Another bump in the road was this catch all. It was too big for the aft that either side would not touch. So cut I did so it can fit! I made it "smaller." #USNavy #USSINDEPENDENCE #scalemodels #scalemodelling
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RT by @USN_Submariner: RT by @USN_Submariner: Aircraft carrier #USSIndependence CV62 (1959-1998) Forrestal Class 📷 10 November 1979 #Toulon @USNavy 🇺🇲 - https://x.com/FlMichele69/status/1992332045809537456

RT by @USN_Submariner: RT by @USN_Submariner: Aircraft carrier #USSIndependence CV-62 (1959-1998) Forrestal Class (Top) #USSMidway CV-41 (1945-1992) Midway Class (Bottom) 📷 #PearlHarbor August 1991 @USNavy 🇺🇲 - https://x.com/FlMichele69/status/1976352898427810042

RT by @USN_Submariner: RT by @USN_Submariner: Aircraft carrier #USSIndependence CV62 (1959-1998) Forrestal Class 📷 @LIFE @USNavy 🇺🇸 - https://x.com/FlMichele69/status/1974497029071290718