Shellback Certificate, US Langley Aircraft Carrier, 1936 PV-1 Ventura part number 716K-01-7007

part number 716K-01-7007

The B-7 indicator had an integral light source in the upper right corner

This 60-page book published in 1970 covers the development and operational history of the Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger Torpedo Bomber

in the main photo

It is a wonderful artifact of the period

Shellback Certificate, US Langley Aircraft Carrier, 1936 PV-1 Ventura part number 716K-01-7007This is an original authentic Shellback Certificate from a crewman of the US Navy's first aircraft carrier US Langley dated May 1936. A tradition of navies around the world for hundreds of years was to 'baptize' ship's crew the first time they crossed the equator. This was a ceremony that was anticipated with excitement and dread by inexperienced crew, known as Pollywogs. The ceremony was replete with various rituals and 'hazing' meted upon the