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USS MIDWAY CV -41 PATCH-NEW --SEE STORE AND AUCTIONS DEALS -A NAVY VET STORE:
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• 45,000 tons at commissioning
• 64,000 tons at decommissioning

• 121ft (37m)
• 136ft (41m), 238ft (73m) at flight deck after modernization

• As Built:
• 18 ×5"/54 caliber Mark 16 guns,
• 84 ×Bofors 40 mm guns,
• 56 ×Oerlikon 20 mm cannons
• After Refit:
• 2 8-cellSea Sparrowlaunchers,
• 2Phalanx CIWS

USSMidway(CVB/CVA/CV-41)is anaircraft carrier, formerly of theUnited States Navy, thelead shipofher class. Commissioned 8 days after the end of World War II,Midwaywas the largest warship in the world until 1955, as well as the first U.S. aircraft carriertoo big to transitthePanama Canal. She operated for 47 years, during which time she saw action in theVietnam Warand served as the Persian Gulf flagship in 1991'sOperation Desert Storm. Decommissioned in 1992, she is now amuseum shipat theUSSMidwayMuseum, inSan Diego, California, and is the only remaining inactive U.S. aircraft carrier that is not anEssex-classaircraft carrier.

Midwaywaslaid down27 October 1943 in Shipway 11 atNewport News ShipbuildingCo.,Newport News, Virginia;launched20 March 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Bradford William Ripley, Jr.; andcommissionedon 10 September 1945 (eight days after theSurrender of Japan) with Captain Joseph F. Bolger in command.

Aftershakedownin the Caribbean,Midwayjoined theU.S. Atlantic Fleettraining schedule, withNorfolkas her homeport. From 20 February 1946, she was theflagshipforCarrier Division 1. In March, she participated in Operation Frostbite testing theRyan FR Fireballand helicopter rescue techniques for cold-weather operations in theLabrador Sea. In September 1947, a captured GermanV-2 rocketwas test-fired from theflight deckinOperation Sandy, the first large-rocket launch from a moving platform, and the only moving-platform launch for a V-2. While the rocket lifted off, it then tilted and broke up at 15,000 feet (4,600m).[3]

On 29 October 1947,Midwaysailed for the first of her annual deployments with the6th Fleetin the Mediterranean. Between deployments,Midwaytrained and received alterations to accommodate heavier aircraft as they were developed.

In June 1951,Midwayoperated in the Atlantic off theVirginia Capesduring carrier suitability tests of theF9F-5 Panther. On 23 June, as Cdr.George Chamberlain Duncanattempted a landing in BuNo125228, a downdraft just aft of the stern caused Duncan tocrash. His plane's forwardfuselagebroke away and rolled down the deck, and he suffered burns. Footage of the crash has been used in several films, includingMen of the Fighting Lady,Midway, andThe Hunt for Red October.[citation needed]

In 1952, the ship participated inOperation Mainbrace,North Seamaneuvers withNATOforces.Midwayhad an angled runway painted on the flight deck in May fortouch-and-go landingsfollowing early trials of the technique aboardHMSTriumph. Successful demonstration of the possibilities caused widespread adoption of theangled flight deckin future aircraft carrier construction and modifications of existing carriers.[3]On 1 October, the ship was redesignatedCVA-41.

Midwayleft Norfolk 27 December 1954 for a world cruise, sailing via theCape of Good HopeforTaiwan, where she became the first large carrier in the7th Fleetfor operations in the Western Pacific until 28 June 1955.[3]During these operations,Midwaypilots flew cover for the evacuation from the Tachen Islands during theQuemoy-Matsu crisis[4]of 15,000 Chinese nationalist troops and 20,000 Chinese civilians, along with their livestock.

Controversy arose during the cruise whenMidwayaround January 1955 docked inCape Town,South Africa.DemocraticsenatorHerbert Lehmansent a telegram toSecretary of the NavyCharles Thomas when he learned of a supposed United States Navy plan to segregate 400 non-white members of the crew ofMidwaywhile it was in Cape Town. Fellow Democratic senatorHubert Humphreysoon joined Lehman, additionally sending a letter to theSecretary of StateJohn Foster Dulles, asking that "immediate steps be taken to see that equal treatment is given to American service personnel allowed shore leave in South Africa, or eliminate Cape Town as aport of call", and saying that "To me this is a shocking act of discrimination that should not be tolerated by our Government. Every American soldier or sailor is an American regardless of race, colour or creed, and is entitled to be respected and treated as such anywhere in the world."[5]

An anonymous Navy official stated that the Department of the Navy did not know of the arrangements that were to be made between the officers ofMidwayand South African authorities, and thatAfrican-Americanmembers of the crew would not be segregated while still aboardMidway.[5]

Clarence Mitchell Jr. also urged Thomas not to allowMidwayto dock at Cape Town.James H. Smith Jr., Acting Secretary of the Navy at the time, replied that the stop at Cape Town was merely to "satisfy an operational logistic requirement" and that it was customary to observe local laws and regulations while visiting foreign ports.[5]

Captain Reynold Delos Hogle ofMidwaystated that while in port,Midwaywould be United States territory and federalUnited States lawswould apply. In the end, the crew ofMidwaywere not made to aoffere byapartheid, Captain Hogle stating that "AtHartleyvale (Stadium)this afternoon and at the concert to-night, European and non-European members of the crew have been asked to attend. There will be no segregation 1965 after SCB-110Deck plans forMidway: 1945, 1957 and 1970

On 28 June 1955, the ship sailed forPuget Sound Naval Shipyard, whereMidwayunderwent an extensive modernization program (SCB-110, similar toSCB-125for theEssex-class carriers).Midwayreceived an enclosedhurricane bow, an aft deck-edge elevator, anangled flight deck, and steam catapults, before finally returning to service on 30 September 1957.[3]

Home ported atAlameda, California,Midwaybegan annual deployments bringingMcDonnell F3H Demons,North American FJ-4 Furys,Vought F-8 Crusaders,Douglas A-1 Skyraiders, andDouglas A-3 Skywarriorsto the 7th Fleet in 1958, and into theSouth China Seaduring the Laotian Crisis of spring 1961. During the 1962 deployment,Midwayrecorded her 100,000th arrested landing[3]as the ship's aircraft tested the air defense systems of Japan,Korea,Okinawa, the Philippines, and Taiwan.Midwayagain sailed for theFar East6 March 1965, and from mid-April flew strikes against military and logistics installations inNorthandSouth Vietnam, including the first combat use ofAGM-12 Bullpupair-to-surface missiles. On 17 June 1965 two VF-21McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom IIsflying fromMidwaywere credited with the first confirmed MiG kills of the Vietnam conflict, usingAIM-7 Sparrowmissiles to down twoMiG-17Fs. Three days later, four ofMidway'sA-1 Skyraiders used the World War II vintageThach Weavetactic to down an attacking MiG-17F.[3]

Midwaylost an F-4 Phantom and two A-4 Skyhawks to North VietnameseS-75 Dvinasurface-to-air missiles before returning to Alameda on 23 November to enterSan Francisco Bay Naval Shipyardon 11 February 1966 for a massive modernization (SCB-101.66), which proved expensive and controversial. The flight deck was enlarged from 2.8 to 4 acres (11,000 to 16,000m2; 120,000 to 170,000sqft), and the angle of the flight deck landing area was increased to 13.5 degrees. The elevators were enlarged, moved, and given almost double the weight capacity.Midwayalso received new steam catapults, arresting gear, and a centralized air conditioning plant. Cost overruns raised the price of this program from $88 million to US$202 million, and precluded a similar modernization planned forFranklin D. Roosevelt. AfterMidwaywas finally recommissioned on 31 January 1970, it was found that the modifications had worsened the ship's seakeeping capabilities and ability to conduct air operations in rough seas, which made further modifications necessary to correct the problem.[3]

Midwayreturned to Vietnam and on 18 May 1971, after relievingHancockatYankee Station, began single carrier operations.Midwaydeparted Yankee Station on 5 June, completing the vessel's final line period on 31 October 1971, and returned to the ship's homeport on 6 November 1971.

Midway, with embarkedCarrier Air Wing 5(CVW 5), again departed Alameda for operations off Vietnam on 10 April 1972. On 11 May, aircraft fromMidway, along with those fromCoral Sea,Kitty Hawk, andConstellation, began layingnaval minesoff North Vietnamese ports, includingThanh Hóa,Đồng Hới,Vinh,Hon Gai,Quang Khe, andCam Pha, as well as other approaches toHaiphong. Ships that were in port in Haiphong had been warned that the mining would take place and that the mines would be armed 72 hours later.

Midwaycontinued Vietnam operations duringOperation Linebackerthroughout the summer of 1972. On 7 August 1972, anHC-7Det 110 helicopter, flying fromMidway, and aided by planes from the carrier and fromSaratoga,searchedfor the pilot of anA-7 Corsair IIaircraft fromSaratogawho had been downed the previous day by asurface-to-air missileabout 20mi (32km) inland, northwest of Vinh. Flying over mountains, the HC-7 helicopter spotted the downed aviator with her searchlight and, under heavy ground fire, retrieved him before returning to anLPDoff the coast. This was the deepest penetration by a rescue helicopter into North Vietnam since 1968. By the end of 1972, HC-7 Det 110 had rescued a total of 48 pilots, 35 in combat conditions.

On 5 October 1973,Midway, with CVW 5, put intoYokosuka, Japan, marking the first forward-deployment of a complete carrier task group in a Japanese port, the result of an accord arrived at on 31 August 1972 between the U.S. and Japan. The move allowed sailors to live with their families when in port; more strategically, it allowed three carriers to stay in East Asia even as the economic situation demanded the reduction of carriers in the fleet. CVW 5 became based at the nearbyNaval Air Facility Atsugi.[3]

For service in Vietnam from 30 April 1972, to 9 February 1973,Midwayand CVW 5 received thePresidential Unit CitationfromRichard Nixon. It read:

For extraordinary heroism and outstanding performance of duty in action against enemy forces in Southeast Asia from 30 April 1972 to 9 February 1973. During this crucial period of the Vietnam conflict, USS MIDWAY and embarked Attack Carrier Air Wing FIVE carried out devastating aerial attacks against enemy installations, transportation, and lines of communications in the face of extremely heavy opposition including multi-calibre antiaircraft artillery fire and surface-to-air missiles. Displaying superb airmanship and unwavering courage, MIDWAY/CVW-5 pilots played a significant role in lifting the prolonged sieges at An Lộc, Kon Tum, and Quảng Trị and in carrying out the concentrated aerial strikes against the enemy's industrial heartland which eventually resulted in a cease-fire. By their excellent teamwork, dedication, and sustained superior performance, the officers and men of MIDWAY and Attack Carrier Air Wing FIVE reflected great credit upon themselves and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service."[6]

Aircraft from Midway made both the first MIG kills in theVietnam War, and the last air-to-air victory of the war. On 17 June 1965, aviators ofMidway's Attack Carrier Wing 2,VF-21, had downed the first twoMiGscredited to US forces in Southeast Asia.[7]On 12 January 1973 a combat aircraft fromMidwaymade the last air-to-air victory of the Vietnam War.[7]

On 19 April 1975, after North Vietnam had overrun two-thirds of South Vietnam,Midway, along withCoral Sea,Hancock,EnterpriseandOkinawa, were sent to the waters off South Vietnam. Ten days later, U.S. 7th Fleet forces carried outOperation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of Saigon. For this,Midway, which had offloaded half of the ship's regular combat air wing atNS Subic Bay, Philippines, steamed to Thailand and took aboard eight U.S. Air ForceCH-53from21st Special Operations Squadronand twoHH-53helicopters from40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron.[8]AsSaigon fellto North Vietnamese forces, these helicopters transported hundreds of U.S. personnel and Vietnamese people toMidwayand other U.S. ships in the South China Sea.

On 29 April 1975,Republic of Vietnam Air Force(RVNAF) Major Lý Bửng (also spelled Buang-Ly or Buang Lee) loaded his wife and five children into a two-seatCessna O-1 Bird Dogand took off fromCon SonIsland. After evading enemy ground fire, Buang headed out to the South China Sea, foundMidway, and began to circle overhead with his landing lights turned on.Midway's crew unsuccessfully attempted to contact the aircraft on emergency frequencies. When a spotter reported that there were at least four people in the two-seater aircraft, all thoughts of forcing the pilot to ditch alongside were abandoned. After three tries, Major Buang managed to drop a note from a low pass over the deck: "Can you move the helicopter to the other side, I can land on your runway, I can fly for one hour more, we have enough time to move. Please rescue me! Major Buang, wife and 5 child." CaptainLarry Chambers, the ship's commanding officer, ordered that the arresting wires be removed and that any helicopters that could not be safely and quickly moved should be pushed over the side. He called for volunteers, and soon every available seaman was on deck to help. An estimatedUS$10 millionworth ofUH-1 Hueyhelicopters were pushed overboard. With a 500-foot (150m) ceiling, 5-mile (8.0km) visibility, light rain, and 15 knots (28km/h; 17mph) of surface wind, Chambers ordered the ship to sail at 25 knots (46km/h; 29mph) into the wind. Warnings about the dangerous downdrafts created behind a steaming carrier were transmitted blind in both Vietnamese and English. To make matters worse, five more UH-1s landed and cluttered up the deck. Without hesitation, Chambers ordered them jettisoned as well. Captain Chambers recalled that

[Buang's] aircraft cleared the ramp and touched down on center line at the normal touchdown point. Had he been equipped with a tailhook he could have bagged a number 3 wire. He bounced once and came to a stop abeam of the island, amid a wildly cheering, arms-waving flight deck crew.[9]

Buang was escorted to thebridgewhere Chambers congratulated him on his outstanding airmanship, and his bravery in risking everything on a gamble beyond the point of no return without knowing for certain a carrier would be where he needed it. The crew ofMidwaywas so impressed that they established a fund to help him and his family get settled in the United States.[10]The O-1 that Major Buang landed is now on display at theNaval Aviation Museumin Pensacola, Florida.[11]Major Buang became the first Vietnamese pilot ever to land a fixed-wing aircraft on an aircraft carrier deck.

Upon completion of ferrying people to other ships,Midwayreturned to Thailand and disembarked the Air Force helicopters atU-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield. The CH-53s then airlifted over 50 RVNAF aircraft to the ship.[12]With almost 100 helicopters and aircraft of the former RVNAF aboard, the ship steamed toGuamwhere the aircraft and helicopters were offloaded in twenty-four hours. While transiting back to the Philippines to pick up the ship's air wing,Midwaywas rerouted to act as a floating airfield in support of special operation forces rescuing theSSMayagüez.Midwaypicked up the ship's regular air wing again a month later when the aircraft carrier returnedNAS Cubi Point, Philippines.

On 30 June 1975,Midwaywas redesignated from "CVA-41" to "CV-41".[13]

On 21 August 1976, a Navy task force headed byMidwaymade a show of force off the coast of Korea in reaction to an attack on two U.S. Army officers who were killed by North Korean soldiers on 18 August when they attempted to cut down a tree. The U.S. response to this incident was given the nameOperation Paul Bunyan.Midway's participation was part of a U.S. demonstration of military concern vis-à-visNorth Korea.

MidwayrelievedConstellationas theIndian Oceancontingency carrier on 16 April 1979. This unscheduled deployment was due toUSSRangercolliding with thetankerLiberian Fortunenear the Straits of Malacca, withMidwaytaking overRanger's mission while she went in for repairs.Midwayand her escorts continued a significant American naval presence in the oil-producing region of theArabian SeaandPersian Gulf. On 18 November, the aircraft carrier steamed to the North Arabian Sea in connection with the continuinghostage crisisin Iran. Militant followers of theAyatollah Khomeini, who had come to power following the overthrow of theShah, seized the U.S. embassy inTehranon 4 November and held 63 US citizens hostage. On 21 NovemberKitty Hawkarrived, and both carriers, along with their escort ships, were joined byNimitzand her escorts on 22 January 1980.Midwaywas relieved byCoral Seaon 5 February.[3]

Following a period in Yokosuka,MidwayrelievedCoral Sea30 May 1980 on standby south ofJeju-DoIsland in theSea of Japanfollowing the potential of civil unrest in theRepublic of Korea.

While transiting the passage betweenPalawan Islandof the Philippines and the coast of NorthernBorneoon 29 July, the Panamanian merchant shipCactuscollided withMidway.Cactuswas 450 nautical miles (830km) southwest ofSubic Bayand heading toSingaporewhen she struck near the carrier'sliquid oxygenplant; two sailors working in the plant were killed and three were injured.Midwaysustained light damage and threeF-4 Phantomaircraft parked on the flight deck also were damaged.[7]

On 17 August,MidwayrelievedConstellationto begin another Indian Ocean deployment and to complement theDwight D. Eisenhowertask group still on contingency duty in the Arabian Sea.Midwayspent a total of 118 consecutive days in the Indian Ocean during 1980.

On 16 March 1981, anA-6E Intruderfrom VA-115 aboardMidwaysighted a downed civilian helicopter in the South China Sea.Midwayimmediately dispatchedHC-1Det 2 helicopters to the scene. All 17 people aboard the downed helicopter were rescued and brought aboard the carrier. The chartered civilian helicopter was also retrieved from the water and lifted toMidway's flight deck.

On 25 March 1986, the final carrier launching of a Navy fleetF-4S Phantom IItook place offMidwayduring flight operations in theEast China Sea. ABF2 Paul F. Morehead, Jr., fueled aircraft number 111 for the last time. The Phantoms were replaced by the newF/A-18A Hornets.

Midwaycontinued serving in the western Pacific throughout the 1980s. In order to alleviate persistent seakeeping issues,Midwayreceived hull blisters in 1986. During her 1986 refit (named "Extended Incremental Selected Repair Availability"), blisters were added to improve the ship's stability. The modification proved counterproductive, as it actually increased the ship's instability in rough seas. She took water over the flight deck during excessive rolls in moderate seas, thereby hampering flight operations. Before another $138 million refit was approved to rectify the stability problems, it was even proposed to decommissionMidway. Nevertheless, she had earned herself the nickname "Rock'n Roll carrier." During a typhoon while in the Sea of Japan during the Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea, on 8 October 1988,Midway, which was not supposed to be able to sustain more than 24 degrees of roll, survived a 26-degree roll.

On 30 October 1989, an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft fromMidwaymistakenly dropped a 500 pounds (227 kilograms)general-purpose bombon the deck ofReevesduring training exercises in the Indian Ocean, creating a 5-foot (1.5m) hole in the bow, sparking small fires, and injuring five sailors.Reeveswas 32 miles (51km) south ofDiego Garciaat the time of the incident.[14]

Tragedy struckMidwayon 20 June 1990. While conducting routine flight operations approximately 125 nautical miles (232km; 144mi) northeast of Japan, the ship was badly damaged by two onboard explosions. These explosions led to a fire that raged more than ten hours. In addition to damage to the ship's hull, two crew members were killed and 9 others were wounded;[15]one of the injured later died of his injuries.[16]All 11 crewmen belonged to the at sea fire-fighting team known as the Flying Squad. WhenMidwayentered Yokosuka Harbor the next day, 12 Japanese media helicopters flew in circles and hovered about 150 feet (46m) above the flight deck. Three bus loads of reporters were waiting on the pier. About 30 minutes afterMidwaycast her first line, more than 100 international print and electronic journalists charged over the brow to cover the event. The news media made a major issue out of the incident, as it had happened amid several other military accidents. It was thought that the accident would lead to the ship's immediate retirement due to her age, butMidwaywas retained to fight in one last major conflict.

On 2 August 1990, Iraq invaded neighboring Kuwait, and U.S. forces moved into Saudi Arabia as part ofOperation Desert Shieldto protect that country against invasion by Iraq. On 1 November 1990,Midwaywas again on station in the North Arabian Sea as the carrier of Battle Force Zulu (which included warships from the U.S., Australia, and other countries), relievingIndependence. On 15 November, the carrier participated in Operation Imminent Thunder, an eight-day combined amphibious landing exercise in northeastern Saudi Arabia which involved about 1,000U.S. Marines, 16 warships, and more than 1,100 aircraft. Meanwhile, theUnited Nationsset an ultimatum deadline of 15 January 1991 for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait.

Operation Desert Stormbegan the next day. On January 17, 1991 at 2:00AM,Midwaylaunched aircraft from CVW-5 for the first carrier strikes of the Gulf War.[17]An A-6E TRAM Intruder fromVA-185 Nighthawksfrom theMidwaywas the first carrier aircraft over the coast.[7]Around 17 other aircraft from theMidwayprovided support during the strikes.[17][18]

At around 4:05AM, four A-6E TRAM Intruders from VA-185 andVA-115 EaglesattackedShaibah Air Baseat around 350 ft, encountering heavy AAA fire, with two of the four aircraft not dropping their bombs. At around the same time, three A-6E TRAM Intruders from VA-115, each loaded with six Mk.83 bombs; attackedAhmad Al-Jaber Air Basein occupied Kuwait. The AAA fire at Shaibah led to theMidway's pilots avoiding low-level attacks for the rest of the war.[17][18]NoMidwayaircraft were lost on the strikes. The Navy launched 228 sorties that day fromMidwayandRangerin the Persian Gulf, and fromJohn F. KennedyandSaratogain the Red Sea. The Navy also launched more than 100Tomahawkmissiles from nine ships in the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, and the Persian Gulf.

Midwaylater launched an F/A-18 Hornet that used the firstAGM-62 Walleyetelevision-guidedglide bomb in combat. The Hornet fromVFA-195destroyed a T-shaped building atUmm Qasr Naval Basewith a Walleye II. The pilot,LCDR Jeffery Ashby, led a mission on 13 February 1991 that successfully destroyed an IraqiSuper Frelon helicopterarmed withExocetmissiles (which had posed a threat to the US Carriers) with a Walleye I.[19]The removal of the threat allowedMidwayand the other carriersRangerandTheodore Rooseveltto move closer to Kuwait.NF-104was painted with a kill marking for the helicopter and was displayed whenMidwayreturned to Japan.[citation needed]Some ofMidway'sF/A-18As also unsuccessfully attempted to intercept Iraqi Mirage F1s during theAttack on Ras Tanuraon January 24, with anRSAFF-15C later shooting down both of the Mirages.[20]

Desert Storm officially ended 28 February, andMidwaydeparted the Persian Gulf on 11 March 1991 and returned to Yokosuka.

In June 1991,Midwayleft for her final deployment, this time to the Philippines to take part inOperation Fiery Vigil, which was the evacuation of 20,000 military members and their families fromClark Air Base, on the island ofLuzon, after the eruption ofMount Pinatubo.Midway, along with twenty other U.S. naval ships, ferried the evacuees to the island ofCebu, where they were taken off the ship by helicopter. After taking part in the evacuation, the aircraft carrier once again returned to Yokosuka.

In August 1991,Midwaydeparted Yokosuka for the last time and returned toPearl Harbor. There, she turned over withIndependence,which replacedMidwayas the forward-deployed carrier inYokosuka. Rear AdmiralJoseph Prueherand the staff of Carrier Group ONE moved toIndependence. Prueher was the last admiral to lower his flag onMidway. She then sailed toSeattlefor a port visit. There the ship disembarked "tigers" (guests of crew members) before making her final voyage toSan Diego.

Midwaywas decommissioned atNaval Air Station North Islandon 11 April 1992 in a ceremony in which the main speaker wasSecretary of DefenseDick Cheney. During decommissioning,Midway, her sailors, and their families were filmed for the movieAt Sea, a documentary on carrier life shown only at the Navy Museum inWashington, D.C.The ship was stricken from theNaval Vessel Registeron 17 March 1997.

On 30 September 2003, ex-Midwaybegan her journey from theNavy Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility,Bremerton, Washington, to San Diego, California, in preparation for use as a museum and memorial. The aircraft carrier was docked in early October at the Charles P. Howard Terminal inOakland, California, while work proceeded on the Broadway Pier in downtown San Diego. On 10 January 2004, the ship was moored at her final location, where she was opened to the public on 7 June 2004 as a museum. In the first year of operation, the museum had 879,281 visitors, double the expected attendance.

On 11 November 2012, a college basketball game between theSyracuse Orangeand theSan Diego State Aztecswas played on the flight deck. The Orange won, 62–49.[21]

On 15 July 2015, museum personnel were evacuated from ex-Midwaydue to smoke caused by an apparent fire. The San Diego fire department responded quickly, but no fire was found, and the museum was able to open for the day on schedule.[22]

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