USS Ranger CV-4 (1942)
Here is USS Ranger CV-4 underway in Hampton Roads, VA August 1942, note her smoke stacks are on the side of the flight deck and be canted outwards to clear space during flight operations. #ussranger #cv4 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari
USS Ranger CV-4 (1945)
Here is USS Ranger CV-4 in 1945, she spent most of WWII in the Atlantic due to her slower speed. #ussranger #cv4 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari #navalsafari
Ryan FR-1 carrier quals
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 in WWII
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
USS Ranger CV-4 1937
#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...
USS Santee ACV-29 (1942)
#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....
First Landing aboard USS Ranger CV-4
#otd Vought O3U-3 9318 makes the first landing on board USS Ranger CV-4, 21 June 1934. #ussranger #cv4 #o3u #navalsafari #flynavy...
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVA-42 (1966)
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...
L-4 236389
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 Wildcat Wednesday
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...
