Mercury MA-8 Flight Sigma 7; Schirra, Walter Marty, Jr. "Wally". [document]

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Collection Item Summary:

Six-page "Family Gram" newsletter updating friends and family of the crew of the USS Kearsarge (CV-33) on the Mercury MA-8 Flight Sigma 7 recovery operation. The newsletter includes a small USS Kearsarge insignia and small portrait photo of Commanding Officer, Captain E.P. Rankin, at the top. The newsletter was written by Donald Fred Parker for Rankin's signature.

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Topic

  • Astronautics
  • Space flight
  • Aeronautics
  • Aircraft carriers

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum Archives

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photographer

Donald Fred Parker for U.S. Navy

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Date

October 1962

Repository Loc.

National Air and Space Museum, Archives Division, MRC 322, Washington, DC, 20560

Type

Photographs

Local number

NASM-9A13775