USS Midway – San Diego Harbor Photo Tour
I took 2 hours for a sight seeing trip while in San Diego to walk through
USS Midway Museum, which was just a short walk from my hotel. I took
a few photos of the flight deck, control tower and views around the
harbor. Hope you enjoy this brief tour.
I thought it was a wonderful opportunity to see how our Navy
crews lived through WWII, Vietnam, and Desert Storm.
In the Vietnam War, I flew Helicopters for the 155th Army Air Corps.
The Vietnam workhorse Huey helicopter, one very similar to what I
flew back in 1970 was on the flight deck. During the Vietnam War,
I’m sure the USS Midway provided air cover for several of the
Missions I was involved in while serving.
The runway and conning tower of the United States’ longest
serving carrier in the 20th century.
It was fascinating to learn that this ship burned 260 gallons of
oil for every mile and carried a 3.4 million gallon fuel capacity.
The new carriers are powered by a Nuclear reactor, so refueling
isn’t a problem anymore.
Another trivia tidbit that awed me – the USS Midway served
10 tons of food daily to the crew of 4500. 3000 potatoes and
1000 loaves of bread were served every day.
And 500 pies were served when offered.
If you would like to see all of my photos from the trip they
are all in this video montage:
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