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1947 Operation Sandy... V-2 rocket launch...
1947 Operation Sandy... V-2 rocket launch...
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September 03, 1947
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 3, 1947
* USS Midway (CV-41) aircraft carrier
* Operation Sandy - V-2 rocket launch
This 52 page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 16: "Midway Heads to Sea For V-2 Rocket Tests"
wikipedia notes: A highlight of East Coast and Caribbean training was Operation Sandy in September 1947, in which she test fired a captured German V-2 rocket from her flight deck, the first such launching from a moving platform.
See photo for text here. Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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