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Topic: USS HORNET APOLLO 11 BOOK
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RUNMAN
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posted 08-05-2000 03:31 PM
   
there is an book for bid on ebay titled "uss hornet apollo 11 mission recovery". The seller claims this book was given to everyone aboard ship during the apollo 11 recovery. Has anyone heard of this book? I want to make sure it is what they claim before I place a bid. Thanks...... |
Richard Jackson
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posted 08-05-2000 06:47 PM
I saw a copy at the Apollo 11 Thirtieth Anniversary last year.
I believe it is legitimate.
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dr_hanson@global2000.net
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posted 08-05-2000 10:26 PM
I have not viewed the listing you mentioned because I don't do business on ebay, but what you are probably referring to is most likely similar to the souvenir/guidebook which the USS Ticonderoga produced for the recovery of the first Skylab crew. Mine is spiral bound and contains bios on the ship's chief officers, scenes of activity aboard ship, a map of the ship, and advice and rules and regulations for those press and others visiting aboard ship during the recovery. In the case of Ticonderoga these were produced primarily for guests..press, NASA personnel and government dignitaries who sailed aboard for the revocery. Copies were also given to the astronauts shortly after they came aboard (mine was given to me by Captain Conrad about a month before his tragic death), and extra copies were available should any of the crewmen want to pick one up. Since most of the information contained was already commonm knowledge to crewmembers, this publication wasn't designed primarily for them, but anyone desiring a copy was freely given one.I understand the Hornet's Apollo 11 book was a bit more elaborate, but designed to serve the same basic purposes. It is quite possible the the ship's printing office made up enough copies so each crewmember might have one, since it was such an historic mission. That there was such a book authentically printed and bound aboard the Hornet is definite, whether it was distributed to each crewmember of the ship I can't say definitely. Hope this helps. Doc |
RUNMAN
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posted 08-06-2000 02:21 PM
Doc and Richard,
thank you very much for the info. | |
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