USS BENNINGTON Lt. John Edward Pritchett 1953 Click Image For Larger Image Opens In A New Window John Pritchett wrote: Hey, Lonnie. Thank you for your interest; I don’t expect you to use all of the pictures. I have finally scanned the pictures that my father took while on NATO Operation Mariner in Sept. of 1953 while aboard The Bennington and the details and pictures of his rescue of Ensign Dickey who crashed his F2H-3 jet on landing on the Bennington and his pictures of the 1953/54 Mediterranean cruise of The Bennington. There are many pictures taken aboard The Wisconsin as The Wisconsin escorted the fleet on its way to England. Feel free to select the ones you wish to publish on your web site and give any credit you wish to then Lt. John Edward Pritchett. He retired from the USNR at Grosse Ile, Mich. as a CMDR. Thanks to John H. Pritchett Son of John Edward Pritchett for providing these photos. Click Image For Larger Image In A New Window Close That Window To Return Here Ensign Dickey crash of F2H-3 on Bennington landing attempt September 22, 1953 Crash of F2H-3 #1 Crash of F2H-3 #2 Crash of F2H-3 #3 #46 rescues pilot Rescue_Commendation_Letter 1953/54 Mediterranean Cruise Photos, No Particular Order #46 Aboard USS Macon #48 on Board #132 USS Macon in port #134 USS Des Moines Acropolis_1 Athens_Greece Acropolis_2 Athens_Greece Acropolis_3 Athens_Greece Approaching Lisbon_Portugal Athens Aerial Athens Coliseum Greece Band Probably on Macon Blindfolded Boxing on Macon Boxing on Macon 1 Boxing on Macon 2 Carrier Landing 1 Cat Changing of the Guard 1953 Christmas 1953 in Milan Italy Church on Wisconsin Duomo Cathedral Milan Italy Christmas 1953 English Coast from cockpit of Heli #46 Fatima Portugal Greek Amphitheatre Greek Arrival Greek Landscape Heli #64 Into the wind John E Pritchett and 3 unknown men at Eiffel Tower 1953 John E Pritchett and 2 unknowns location unknown John E Pritchett at St Peters Basilica Rome John E Pritchett Statue 1 Landing aboard Carrier 1 Landing aboard Carrier 2 Landing aboard Carrier 3 Lisbon Street Scene 1 Lisbon Street Scene 2 Macon in Port Macon in port at Palermo Maneuvers 1 Maneuvers 2 RETURN TO: INTRODUCTION