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Preserving Aviation HIstory

Short lived, but an interesting concept at the end of WWII the Ryan FR-1 Fireball, it had a radial engine along with a GE J-31 turbojet. In this photo they are undergoing carrier qualifications aboard USS Ranger CV-4 in May of 1945. #fr1fireball #ussranger #cv4 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

USS Ranger CV-4 underway off of Virginia in 1942, note the flight deck identification letters R N G R still visible just ahead of the ramp. #ussranger #cv4 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari

#otd USS Ranger CV-4 entering Hunter's Point drydock, San Francisco, CA, March 2, 1937. She was the first carrier to be docked with...

#otd USS Santee ACV-29 (CVE-29) a view from close aboard, taken from USS Ranger CV-4, 15 October 1942, in measure 17 dazzle camouflage....

#otd Vought O3U-3 9318 makes the first landing on board USS Ranger CV-4, 21 June 1934. #ussranger #cv4 #o3u #navalsafari #flynavy...

Per request, here is USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVA-42 underway in the Gulf of Tonkin with CVW-1 embarked, September 1966. That’s quite a...

Piper L-4 236389 named "Elizabeth" prepares to take off from the flight deck of USS Ranger CV-4, to spot gunfire and carry out...

More #WildcatWednesday with USS Ranger CV-4 on 10 October 1942 showing an #F4F-4 #Grumman #Wildcat of VF-41 being towed aft by a tow...

Here is a look at USS Ranger CV-4 in August 1942 underway in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Note flight deck identification letters R N G R...

A look back to 1944 with an F8F preparing to depart USS Ranger CV-4. #ussranger #cv4 #f8f #bearcat #wwii #1944 #flynavy #navalsafari...