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Visual Signaling at Sea

Hello everyone! Welcome back to “Karl’s Korner”, a historical segment written by myself, Karl Zingheim - Ship Historian of the USS Midway Museum! The USS Midway Museum regularly employs...
July 7, 2018     Karl’s Korner     read more
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The Korean War — Carrier Aviation’s Bittersweet Conflict

Hello and welcome back to “Karl’s Korner”, a historical segment written by myself, Karl Zingheim – Ship Historian of the USS Midway Museum! This month as we approach the anniversary of the...
June 7, 2018     Karl’s Korner     read more
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The Best Naval Aviation Library Afloat

Hello and welcome back to “Karl’s Korner”, a historical segment written by myself, Karl Zingheim – Ship Historian of the USS Midway Museum! The Midway opened in 2004 with a mission to...
April 27, 2018     Karl’s Korner     read more
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“Rosie” and the First Carrier Midway

Hello and welcome back to “Karl’s Korner”, a historical segment written by myself, Karl Zingheim – Ship Historian of the USS Midway Museum! In light of March being National Women's History...
March 21, 2018     Karl’s Korner     read more
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Women in Naval Aviation

Hello! It's International Women's Day and we are taking the opportunity to celebrate the courageous and honorable women who serve/have served in our military. With that in mind, join me for this...
March 8, 2018     Karl’s Korner     read more
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Midway and the 1988 Olympics

Hello everyone! Welcome back to “Karl’s Korner”, a historical segment written by myself, Karl Zingheim - Ship Historian of the USS Midway Museum! As we approach the start of the 2018 Winter...
February 5, 2018     Karl’s Korner     read more
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Midway’s New Jet is FURY-ous

Hello Midway Friends! Welcome back to “Karl’s Korner”, a historical segment written by myself, Karl Zingheim - Ship Historian of the USS Midway Museum! As we get ready to head in to a new...
December 5, 2017     Announcements, Karl’s Korner     read more
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Midway’s 3 Lorton Brothers

Hello everyone! Welcome back to “Karl’s Korner”, a historical segment written by myself, Karl Zingheim - Ship Historian of the USS Midway Museum! We love staying connected to all of the...
August 1, 2017     Karl’s Korner     read more
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The Battle of Midway

Hello and welcome to this month’s “Karl’s Korner”, a historical segment written by myself, Karl Zingheim - Ship Historian of the USS Midway Museum! As we embark on a new month, we look...
June 6, 2017     Karl’s Korner     read more
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A Gallant Man

It is always our pleasure to invite former USS Midway sailors back to THEIR ship... A couple weeks ago, we were able to have Midway Veteran, Craig Marburger and his family onboard. They seemed...
March 14, 2017     Karl’s Korner     read more
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