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Descriptive Finding Guide for the Benjamin Cloud Personal Papers SDASM.SC.10027
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Box 01

 

Binder 01

Physical Description: Photos from Binder 1 Misc. U.S. Navy Carrier Aircraft, 8x10 photographs Many photos were taken by someone standing on carrier deck. Interesting examples include photo 41: a Douglas A-1 Skyraider crashing into a gun director platform; photo 63: catapult at moment of explosion; and photo 66: a Douglas A-3D Skywarrior in tension and ready for takeoff. 1. Grumman F9F Cougars in formation 2. Grumman F9F Panthers and Douglas A-1 Skyraiders on USS Boxer (CV-21), leaving SD harbor, 1955. 3. Grumman F9F Cougar, reconnaissance. 4. Grumman F9F Cougars in formation. 5. Grumman F9F Panthers, two, directly overhead. 6. Grumman F9F Panther and four A-l Skyraiders over USS Boxer. 7. Grumman F9F Panthers, two in formation. 8. Grumman F9F Panthers, two over USS Boxer. 9. Grumman F9F Panther coming aboard USS Boxer. Noseart. 10. Grumman F9F Cougars, four in formation, directly overhead. 11. Grumman F9F Cougar IFR from Douglas A-1 Skyraider. 12. Grumman F9F Cougars, four in formation. 13. Grumman F9F Panther landing aboard USS Boxer. 14. Grumman F9F Panthers, two, flying past USS Boxer. 15. Grumman F9F Panthers, four, overflying NAS Cubi Point, Philippines. 16. Grumman F9F Cougars, four, over NAS Cubi Point, Phillipines. 17. Grumman F9F Panthers, four, at the break over NAS Cubi Point, Philippines. 18. Grumman F9F Panthers, four, at the break over USS Boxer (CV-21) at NAS Cubi Point, Philippines. 19. Grumman F9F Panther, close alongside, over NAS Cubi Point, Philippines. 20. Grumman F9F Panthers, four ship formation. 21. Douglas A-1 Skyraider mid-air refueling Grumman F9F Cougar. End folder 1 22. Vought RF-8 Crusader over a desert lake. Beginning folder 2 23. Vought RF-8 Crusader from USS Shangri La. 24. Vought RF-8 Crusader over USS Enterprise (CVN-65). 25. Vought RF-8 Crusader mid-air refueling from Douglas A-3 Skywarrior. 26. Vought RF-8 Crusader over major dam. 27. Vought RF-8 Crusader over desert (2 copies). 28. Vought RF-8 Crusader over USS Enterprise (CVN-65). 29. Display, camera system of Vought RF-8 Crusader. 30. Display, camera system of Vought RF-8 Crusader 31. Display, reconnaissance camera 32. Display, reconnaissance camera 33. Douglas A-1 Skyraiders, four, head on. 34. Douglas A-1 Skyraider being towed on carrier deck. 35. Douglas A-1 Skyraider at touchdown on a carrier view from beyond Landing Signal Operator platform. 36. Douglas A-1 Skyraider nose over crash on carrier deck. Non-fatal accident. 37. Douglas A-1 Skyraider approaching touchdown on carrier. View from near fantail. 38. Douglas A-1 Skyraider getting launch signal from LSO on CV flight deck. 39. Douglas A-1 Skyraiders on deck preparing for launch. End of Folder 2 40. Douglas A-1 Skyraiders bombs loaded and ready for launch. Beginning of Folder 3 41. Douglas A-1 Skyraider aboard USS Valley Forge (CV-45), crashing into gun director platform. 42. Douglas A-1 Skyraiders in formation over Corregidor Island, Philippines. 43. Douglas A-1 Skyraider catching the wire on carrier. 44. Douglas A-1 Skyraiders over Philippine Island. 45. Douglas A-4 Skyhawk mid-air refueling. Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. 46. Douglas A-4 Skyhawks on CV flight deck. 47. Douglas A-4 Skyhawk in tension, getting signal to launch. 48. Douglas A-4 Skyhawks, two in formation. 49. Douglas A-4 Skyhawk approaching catapult for hookup for launch. 50. Douglas A-4 Skyhawks, four in formation, USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). 51. McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom of VF-51 over San Diego Stadium, in baseball configuration (now Qualcomm). 52. McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II prototype. 53. McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom from Project "Top Flight", early photo 54. McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantoms in formation over Coronado Bridge. 55. McDonnell Douglas F-4, Phantom USAF, visiting USN airfield. 56. Douglas F4D Skyrays, four making simultaneous launch from USS Ranger (CV-61). 57. Douglas F4D Skyray taking catapult shot on USS Ranger (CV-61). 58. Douglas F4D Skyray on touchdown on USS Ranger (CV-61). 59. Consolidated Model 31 seaplane prototype; first A/C with a Davis wing. (Note: this photo seems out of place in collection.) 60. Douglas C-54 Skymaster at unnamed flight terminal building. 61. Douglas F3D Skyknight taking off from carrier 62. Douglas F3D Skyknight on catapult preparing for takeoff signal. 63. Douglas F3D Skyknight at the moment catapult fired for launch. 64. North American T-2 Buckeyes, two in formation. NATC markings. 65. Boeing F4B-4 biplane dive bomber in flight. (Note: this photo seems out of place in collection.) 66. Douglas A-3D Skywarrior "All Three Dead" in tension and ready for takeoff on USS Ranger (CV-61).
 

Binder 02

Physical Description: Photos from Binder 2 Naval Ships and Locations, 8x10 photographs 1. USS Enterprise (CVN-65) entering port. Overhead photo. 2. USS Boxer (CV-21) leaving San Diego Bay, from high astern. 3. USS Boxer (CV-21) conducting flight ops. Taken from alongside. 4. USS Boxer from overhead - sailors on deck spelling out "Saludos Don Diego" for San Diego celebration. 5. USS Boxer (CV-21) sailing near unknown coastline. 6. USS Boxer (CV-21) from overhead- sailors on deck spelling out "BOXER 75,000 LANDINGS". 7. USS Boxer conducting flight ops (similar to photo #3). 8. USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) CV 63 from overhead. 5 copies. 9. USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) UNREP with AOE and FF (unknown). 10. USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) underway alongside unknown foreign aircraft carrier, DD-41, and other ship. 11. USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) from above. 3 copies. 12. USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) from directly astern. 1960s photo. 13. USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) from ahead and above. Color 1960s photo. 14. USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) from ahead, port bow. 1960s photo. 3 copies. 15. USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) from directly ahead - 8"x8" odd size. 16. USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) underway, from port side. 3 copies. 17. USS Bremerton (CA-130) light cruiser. Underway in the SCS, 1955. 18. USS Henderson (DD- 785) destroyer. Underway 1955. 19. USS Rowan (DD-782) destroyer. Underway 1955. 20. Admiral Senyavin, Soviet Navy "Sverdlov"-class light cruiser. Modified for Command & Control. 21. NAS Anacostia, Washington DC. Overhead view, 1961. 22. NAF Andrews, Andrew AFB, Washington DC. Overhead view, 1961. 23. NAS Miramar photo, hangar labeled "Home of the Pacific Fleet Photo Escorts". 1960s photo. 24. Unknown dam and lake. 3 color photos from overhead.
 

Envelope 01

Physical Description: collection of Tupolev Tu-95 Bear photographs, various sizes. 1. 1971 Memorandum, from VLP-63 Det 4 Officer in Charge to Commanding Officer, VLP-63 concerning Bear interceptions. 2. 46 in flight views of Tupolev Tu-95 Bear from reconnaissance aircraft being intercepted by various U.S Navy aircraft. Color and B&W detail views. 3. 12 in flight views of Tupolev Tu-95 Bear from reconnaissance aircraft interceptions. Sizes from approximately 8x8 to 10xl2.
 

Box 02

Physical Description: Oversize Loose collection of ship and aircraft B& W photos Significant photos include a series of 5 photos, in sequence, of an aircraft carrier landing from perspective of landing aircraft; and a mid-air refueling. 1. Sequence of five photographs of landing aboard the USS Boxer (CV-21) taken from the perspective of the landing aircraft. Includes two copies of three of the photos and three copies of one of the photos. No date on photos. 8x17 photos 2. Douglas A-3D Skywarrior (in foreground) and Douglas A-4D Skyhawk over San Diego. B&W 12xl7 3. Four Grumman F9F-8 Cougars conducting inflight refueling from Convair R3Y Tradewind, photographed from dead astern. B&W 12xl7. 1956 4. Two Douglass AD-5N Skyraider aircraft in flight. (VAAW 35?) B&W 12x15 5. Four Vought F7U Cutlass aircraft and four McDonnell F3H Demon aircraft in formation. B&W 12xl7 1957 6. Four Vought F7U Cutlass aircraft in close formation. B&W 12xl7 7. Two North American FJ-1 Fury aircraft inflight refueling from North American AJ Savage. B&W 10x10 8. Four Grumman F9F Panthers in formation. B&W, 10x10 9. U.S. Naval Base Yokosuka, Japan. Overhead view of the U.S. Fleet, the USS Boxer is mooring. 1956