USS Midway 1979-80 Olongapo and Subic Bay memories Photos from the USS Midway (CV 41) WestPac Cruise Book 1979-80 | TAGA GAPO KA BA? Olongapo and Subic Bay Memories

#OTD in 1975, South Vietnamese Air Force Major Buang-Ly stole a Cessna O-1 Bird Dog and landed on USS Midway with his wife and 5 children to escape North Vietnamese forces. Buang made several passes over the carrier to drop notes asking for the crowded deck to be cleared. The Midway's CO Captain Lawrence Chambers ordered $10 million worth of helicopters that had been used to to carry evacuees from Saigon to be pushed overboard so that Buang could land. | U.S. Naval Institute

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CPO Selectees sing "Anchors Aweigh" to the USS Midway (CV-41)

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How did the USS Midway get her name? It was as a result of the historic Battle of Midway that CV-41 received the "Midway" name. On June 6 - 75 years ago, this American victory forever changed the course of world history. This is the battle that turned the tide of the war, that shifted the balance of naval superiority, and that demonstrated the potential power and extraordinary capabilities of our Navy and its Sailors. The USS Midway Museum commemorated this anniversary with a ceremony on the fli