Picture This Plane!
Active Duty
Ghost Stories
Where is that?
Staff Facts
100
This plane served as a Naval Trainer from the 1930s to the 1950s.
What is the North America SJN Texan
100
This Air Group first came aboard the USS Lexington CV16 in April of 1943.
What is Air Group 16
100
He can tell you his story in the Engine Room on Tour Route 4.
Who is Charlie
100
If you are on the O1 level and not shopping for books, you might be on this tour route.
What is tour route 2.
100
Not the first in his family to have his position, this man deals with kids 24 hours a day at work!
Who is Travis
200
This member of the the Blue Angels shares its name with an insect.
What is a F/A-18A Hornet or the F18
200
This is the first battle that the USS Lexington CV16 ever fought, starting the ships long journey to Tokyo.
What is Tarawa
200
Could it be plumbing? This head has a spooky faucet that occasionally turns on its neighboring sinks.
What is the Game Room Head
200
Yum! On Tour Route 4, this is here you can find everything from ham to pies! You just might have to wait in line.
What is the Crew's Mess Line or the Galley
200
She is originally from Chicago and moved to Corpus from the East Coast after receiving her current position.
Who is Cassi
300
This large airplane was the heaviest and largest plane designed for operating on an Aircraft Carrier.
What is the Douglas KA-3B Skywarrior
300
In 1944, Air Group 16 was replaced by this Air Group.
What is Air Group 19
300
Watch your step! These are known to appear on the deck in the Fo'c'sle going in a circle with no beginning or end.
What are foot prints
300
Located near the bow of the ship, this is the name of the only Live Aboard berthing compartment on a tour route.
What is JOQ or Junior Officers Quarters.
300
He is in charge of the Escape Room and other high tech electronics on board, he also has a sister that is very good a making the signs for the museum.
Who is Rodolfo
400
This plane was used as an adversary aircraft at the Navy Fighter Weapons School, or TOPGUN.
What is the TA-4F Skyhawk
400
This admiral used the USS Lexington CV16 as his command ship during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, where he famously ordered the fleet to "turn on the lights" to guide the pilots back to their ships.
Who is Admiral Marc Mitscher
400
Some say that they can hear the cries of a man who was trapped in Sick Bay when the Lexington went into this period of time.
What is Mothballs
400
This tour route is where you can find a US Navy Warrent Officer Uniform.
What is Tour Route 4
400
Of department heads, his head doesn't have hair! Well...he does have a mustache.
Who is Leon
500
This plane flew combat missions in Vietnam, Lebanon, Libya, and Operation Desert Storm.
What is the Vought A-7B Corsair II
500
Do you remember? A Typhoon, later called Halsey's Hurricane, hit Task Force 38, including the USS Lexington CV16 during this winter month.
What is December.
500
DAILY DOUBLE!
On foggy days, you may see a sailor walking his route on the flight deck with a ghostly smile and holding this.
500
Though off tour, this demonic mural guards the entrance to this room where temperatures were so hot that the sailors called it "hell."
What is the Fire Room
500
You can find her at the end of Tour Route 4, she also has a son that works on board.
Who is Angela