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| Keywords: TBM-3W on HMCS Magnificent (CVL 21).jpeg Grumman TBM-3W Avenger aircraft on the flight deck of the Canadian aircraft carrier HMCS Magnificent CVL 21 circa 1953 <br> In September 1953 the carriers USS Wasp CVA-18 USS Bennington CVA-20 and HMCS Magnificent conducted the exercise Mariner in the North Atlantic On the afternoon of 23 September 1953 with 42 planes aloft the carriers were completely sogged in by fog After Vice Admiral T S Combs and Rear Admiral H H Goodwin had ordered to ditch all planes near the submarine USS Redfin SSR-272 at 1620 hrs however the fog lifted and all planes could be recovered safely with only minimum fuel remaining This was then called the Mariner Miracle http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Query php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 16034586 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FQuery php 1996 253 1744 ca 1953 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy TBF Avenger in service with the Royal Canadian Navy HMCS Magnificent CVL 21 TBM Avenger early warning aircraft | ||||
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