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Old March 18th 07, 07:56 PM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
John Szalay
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Default American Mariner as aircraft target?

"DDAY" wrote in
thlink.net:
USAF American Mariner


Any idea about this designation? Was it a temporary designation while
she was undergoing conversion, or did the USAF actually operate ships
with that designation? I would assume that any ships that the USAF
operated were under contractors.



Think they had some ships back in the DEW line days as well.


FWI:
I got to board the "Observation Island" once when she was in Pearl Harbor
around 1961-1962.