Shooters launching
We tip our hat to the flight deck crews aboard aircraft carriers. Here are a couple of shooters doing their thing and launching an...
Japanese Aircraft Carrier Ibuki (1945)
#otd a look at Ibuki Japanese Aircraft Carrier, incomplete at Sasebo, Japan, on 2 November 1945. Nested alongside are the transport...
Wildcat Wednesday at the Battle of Leyte Gulf (1944)
#otd & #wildcatwednesday the Battle off Samar, USS Kitkun Bay CVE-71 prepares to launch FM-2 #Wildcat fighters. In the center distance,...
Sinking of the Zuikaku (1944)
#otd the Battle off Cape Engano, crew members salute as the Japanese Naval Ensign is lowered on the sinking carrier Zuikaku, 25 October...
USS Ranger CV-61 (1965)
A detail look at all the antennas aboard the forward flight deck of USS Ranger CV-61 in 1965, note her Mark 42 5”/54 on the starboard...
USS Nimitz CVN-68 circa 1986
Flashback to 1986 with a close up of the island of USS Nimitz CVN-68, she has had a few changes over the years. Anyone spot what’s...
Midway Monday
It’s #midwaymonday and here is a look at Indy CV-62 and USS Midway CV-41 in 1991 moored next to each other. This was just prior to the...
The difference between USS Ranger and USS Independence
Ok gang, we have always been curious at how (Indy) USS Independence CV-62 the structure holding the SPS-49 radar above the bridge was...
In COD we trust
In COD we trust! Did you know that the C-2A Greyhound has been supporting US Navy Aircraft Carriers since 1966? Yes she is related to...
Evolution of Nimitz Class carriers
As #navycarriercentennial continues we look at the evolution of Nimitz Class carriers. Here we have USS Abraham Lincoln in the...
