Willys Jeep on an Aircraft Carrier
Now for something different, the Willys Jeep was an icon of WWII, including aboard aircraft carriers here is Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat being...
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVA-42
Here is USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVA-42 underway after her SCB-110 conversion in the late 1950’s. #cva42 #cv42 #ussfranklindroosevelt...
Sea King Saturday
It’s #seakingsaturday here is a SH-3D Sea King from HS-75 aboard USS Dwight D Eisenhower CVN-69 with a pair of #Phantoms VF-202 in...
USS Coral Sea CV-43 (1986)
Even more USS Coral Sea CV-43 action, here she is 1986 returning to Norfolk, VA. Her SPS-48 and SPS-49 radar layout were different from...
USS Coral Sea CVA-43 (1955)
Wait wait more USS Coral Sea CVA-43 action, back when she was a strait deck with lots of jets in 1955. #cva43 #usscoralsea #flynavy...
Scooter Launch
Bit more action aboard USS Coral Sea CVA-43 in the South China Sea in 1965. Here the Catapult Officer had just signaled the launch of an...
Navy TBM’s in the 1950’s
Flashback to 1955 off the Virginia Capes aboard USS Coral Sea CVA-43 with two TBM-3R COD’s preparing for take off. It is amazing to see...
Phantom Hooks
More #phantomphriday, here is a look at one of the hooks used for the catapult bridle for launching a #phantom from an aircraft carrier....
Navy Phantom
More #phantomphriday with a #Phantom flying over USS Midway CVA-41 in the 1960’s. Note this is before modernization to a larger deck...
Caption?
Caption? #phantomphriday #f4s #f4phantom #topgun #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #boneyardsafari #flynavy #vf301
