US Navy - Carrier Air Wing 14

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Accession NumberP97Title (extended title only)Plaque - US Navy - Carrier Air Wing 14DescriptionDescription – Medium sized wooden plaque with raised black engraved plate CVW14 FORTUNA FAVET FORTUBUS and with gold inscription plate to ‘Mayor Richard Utting Mayor of Fremantle’Date28th July 1998ProvenanceThis is a plaque of an Aircraft Carrier Air Wing - Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) was a carrier squadron of the United States Navy. It was set up in July 1950 as part of rearmament measures after the outbreak of the Korean War at NAS Miramar Naval Air Base in California and decommissioned in 2013 as part of budget cuts.Relevance to the CityGiven to Mayor Richard Utting on a visit to Fremantle of a United States Navy aircraft carrier group. Presented to Mayor Utting by Commanding Officer G Mayer USN

SubjectUnited States NavyCollectionCivic Collection

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