San Diego, California - September 2010
Museum Ship at San Diego, California since June 7, 2004


The decommissioned aircraft carrier USS Midway (CV 41) prepares to moor at its final resting place at Navy pier where it will become the largest museum devoted to carriers and naval aviation. The ship was temporarily moored at Naval Air Station North Island this past week so that preparations could be made to formally present the aircraft carrier to the city of San Diego. When commissioned on September 10, 1945 as USS Midway (CVB 41) she was the largest carrier ever put to sea - San Diego - January 10, 2004

San Diego, California - January 10, 2004

off San Diego, California - January 2004

off San Diego, California - January 2004
decommissioned at NAS North Island, California on April 11, 1992


NAS North Island, California - September 1991

USS Midway (CV 41) with CVW-14 embarked, lower left, and USS Independence (CV 62) lie tied up at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in August 1991.
The Midway was en route from Naval Station Yokosuka, Japan, to Naval Air Station North Island, California (USA),
where it was decommissioned in the spring of 1992.
The Independence traveled to Yokosuka to take over as the U.S. Navy's forward-based aircraft carrier

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in August 1991

with CVW-5 embarked - August 1991

leaving Yokosuka, Japan for the last time - August 1991

with CVW-5 embarked - Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean deployment from 2 October 1990 to 17 April 1991

June 1990

with CVW-5 embarked - 1987

with CVW-5 embarked - 1987

with CVW-5 embarked - 1987

with CVW-5 embarked - December 1987

1987

1987

with CVW-5 embarked - 1987

with CVW-5 embarked - September 1985

with CVW-5 embarked - September 1985

with CVW-5 embarked - September 1985

in dry dock - May 1985

an A-6 Intruder approaching USS Midway, with CVW-5 embarked - August 1984

An A-7E Corsair II of VA-56 Champions bursts into flames after a ramp strike USS Midway (CV 41). The Pilot was killed.
In the foreground is a Grumman E-2B Hawkeye of VAW-115 Liberty Bells - August 21, 1984

August 21, 1984

with CVW-5 embarked - August 1984

with CVW-5 embarked - May 1984

with CVW-5 embarked - May 1984

with CVW-5 embarked - May 1984

with CVW-5 embarked - 1984

with CVW-5 embarked - December 1983

with CVW-5 embarked - December 1983

with CVW-5 embarked - December 1983

with CVW-5 embarked - circa 1983

with CVW-5 embarked - circa 1983

with CVW-5 embarked - 1983

with CVW-5 embarked - exercise FLEETEX 83 - April 1983

McDonnell RF-4B-21-MC Phantom (BuNo 151979) from Marine Photographic Reconnaissance squadron VMFP-3 Eyes of the Corps making a barrier crash aboard the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CV-41) with a stuck nose gear on 25 January 1983

with CVW-5 embarked - December 1982

Subic Bay, Philippines - September 1982

September 1982

with CVW-5 embarked - circa 1982

with CVW-5 embarked - November 1981

with CVW-5 embarked - September 1981

with CVW-5 embarked - Subic Bay, Philippines - September 1981

with CVW-5 embarked - 1981

with CVW-5 embarked - December 1980

with CVW-5 embarked - November 1980

showing the damage resulting from a collision with the Panamanian freighter CACTUS - July 1980

showing the damage resulting from a collision with the Panamanian freighter CACTUS - July 1980

showing the damage resulting from a collision with the Panamanian freighter CACTUS - July 1980

showing the damage resulting from a collision with the Panamanian freighter CACTUS - July 1980

with CVW-5 embarked - January 1980

with CVW-5 embarked - January 1980

with CVW-5 embarked - 1980

a Soviet IL-38 May reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft passing low over the flight deck of USS MIDWAY - May 1979

with CVW-5 embarked - November 1979

with CVW-5 embarked - undated
redesignated USS Midway (CV 41) on June 30, 1975


US Air Force HH-53 Super Jolly Green Giant helicopters on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVA 41)
at the beginning of "Operation Frequent Wind" in the South China Sea - April 1975

USS Midway (CVA 41) transporting over 100 aircraft of the former Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF) from Thailand to Guam following the Fall of Saigon - 1975

with CVW-5 embarked - circa 1975

with CVW-5 embarked - 1974

with CVW-5 embarked - 1974

with CVW-5 embarked - San Francisco, California - 1973
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