Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

Here is a rendering of the new Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) aboard the Ford Class aircraft carriers. It was designed to handle a broader range of aircraft and weight distribution. #aag #fordclass #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

USS Ranger CVA-61 Entering Yokosuka Harbor in 1961, interesting snapshot of the aircraft aboard and note the HUP’s helicopters on deck. #ussranger #cv61 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #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

Pop quiz, can you name a ship that tested weapons from after WWII through platforms used today? #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

It wasn’t till the introduction of the Ticonderoga Class Aegis Cruisers did the U.S. Navy have a phased array radar system again in the 1980’s. #phasedarray #cg47 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari

With a similar island to USS Enterprise CVAN-65, USS Long Beach CGN-9 also had SCANFAR phased array radar system. #usslongbeach #cgn9 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari

Call the ball! #ussranger #cv61 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

Here is USS Enterprise CVAN-65 under construction at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., 23 July 1958. #ussenterprise #cvn65 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari

USS Enterprise CVAN-65 returning to NAS Alameda in 1967 following her deployment to the Western Pacific during the Vietnam War. Check out the size of Vigilante in the flight deck, note the aircraft in camo. #ussenterprise #cvn65 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

What year was this photo of the Big E? #ussenterprise #cvn65 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari