Fury Launch
More #midwaymonday with a Fury being launched from USS Coral Sea CVA-43 in 1953. #usscoralsea #cva43 #cv43 #flynavy #navalsafari...
Whale departing Coral Maru
How about some Whale action? Here is A3D-2 142646 of VAQ-135 being launched from the flight deck of USS Coral Sea CVA-43 in the Gulf of...
Early days of Coral Maru
More #midwaymonday with Coral Maru! USS Coral Sea CV-43, check out all those 5”/38’s and the elevation they could reach. Not sure on...
USS Coral Sea
Here is a look back at the early days of Coral Maru, check out all those 5in batteries. #usscoralsea #cva43 #cvb43 #cv43 #navalsafari...
USS Ranger CVA-61 (1965)
#otd Vigilante’s of RVAH-5 as well as Phantom’s and Skyraider’s aboard the flight deck of USS Ranger CVA-61, 24 March 1965. USS Coral Sea...
Tomcat aboard USS Coral Sea CV-43
More #tomcattuesday with a Turkey aboard Coral Maru! Say what? In 1989 an F-14 did land and take off from USS Coral Sea CV-43. #f14...
USS Coral Sea CVA-43 (1960)
Just five years later (1960) here is how USS Coral Sea CVA-43 looked with her new angled deck conversion. Compared to USS Midway she had...
USS Coral Sea CVA-43 (1955)
Per request, USS Coral Sea CVA-43 operating in the Mediterranean in 1955. #usscoralsea #cva43 #cv43 #flynavy #navalsafari...
XF3H Demon launching (1953)
A look back to 1953 with a XF3H Demon being launched from USS Coral Sea CVA-43. Note the cockpit being open, this was to facilitate...
USS Ranger CVA-61 (1971)
We take a look back at USS Ranger CVA-61 in 1971 at Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard. In the background are USS Coral Sea CVA-43, and the...
