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Old 14th Nov 2014, 04:47
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Terry Dactil
 
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You got it!

This is the Australian HMAS Melbourne in Pearl Harbour in 1958.
BTW the last row are Sea Venoms - the single fold wing with tip tanks makes the twin booms hard to discern.

As it was only a "little ship" according to the Americans it was parked where normally US destoyers were put.
The sailors did not mind this at all, as it placed them very close to the exit gates of the base and easy access to the delights of the civilian establishments just outside.
(A story told by a retired Australian Airlines pilot I know who flew Sea Furies and those Sea Venoms off this ship during his naval career)

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