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USS Lexington CV-16


1/9/2013	Our location - Corpus Christi, TX Aircraft Carrier USS Lexington CV-16
We had to go to Corpus Christi, Texas to see a specialist. We decided to make a tourist trip too. Anchored in Corpus Christi is the decommissioned aircraft carrier, the USS Lexington CV-16. The Lexington served in WWII and was decommissioned in 1991 We didn't take many inside photos but focused on the classic aircraft aboard.
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	One of the elevators used to bring aircraft from the hanger deck to the main deck serves as the entrance to the USS Lexington. The bridge crossing the channel to the Lexington was interesting.
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	The control tower. The F-14 Tomcat (Top Gun movie)
	F-18 Hornet in Blue Angel's paint. AT-6 Texan trainer
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	KA-3 Skywarrior T-34 Mentor trainer
	F-4 Phantom A-4B Skyhawk
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	F-2 Banshee F-9 Cougar
	A-7 Corsair A4-Skyhawk
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	T-2 Trojan T-2 Buckeye
	The AH-1S Huey Cobra
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	Before going below, we went by one of the anti-aircraft guns that flank the sides of the ship.
	N3N Yellow Peril TMB-3E Avenger (the kind of plane that George Bush Sr. crashed)
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