031021-N-7575W-081 Aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Oct. 21, 2003 -- BoatswainÕs mates assigned to USS Kitty HawkÕs (CV 63) deck department lower a Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boat (RHIB), call sign ÒWilbur,Ó while performing coxswain qualifications during small boat operations. Kitty HawkÕs RHIBs, ÒOrvilleÓ and ÒWilbur,Ó are named after the famous Wright Brothers. During the qualifications, Sailors test boat performance and become familiar with driving, loading and unloading procedures. Kitty Hawk is America's oldest active warship, named after the city near the historic Wright BrothersÕ first power
031021-N-7575W-081 Aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Oct. 21, 2003 -- BoatswainÕs mates assigned to USS Kitty HawkÕs (CV 63) deck department lower a Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boat (RHIB), call sign ÒWilbur,Ó while performing coxswain qualifications during small boat operations. Kitty HawkÕs RHIBs, ÒOrvilleÓ and ÒWilbur,Ó are named after the famous Wright Brothers. During the qualifications, Sailors test boat performance and become familiar with driving, loading and unloading procedures. Kitty Hawk is America's oldest active warship, named after the city near the historic Wright BrothersÕ first powered flight. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 3rd Class Jason R. Williams. (RELEASED) US Navy 031021-N-7575W-081 Boatswain%%5Ersquo,s mates assigned to USS Kitty Hawk%%5Ersquo,s (CV 63) deck department lower a Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boat (RHIB), call sign %%5Eldquo,Wilbur,%%5Erdquo, while performing coxswain quali 0193
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