Boneyard Safari
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 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

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

USS Ranger CV-61 arriving at Pearl Harbor, 1993 #ussranger #cv61 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari #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...

As we say goodbye to Big John, here is a look at USS Ranger CV-61 being towed away from Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton to Brownsville,...

Just in case you would like a detail of the attends aboard the Island of USS Ranger CVA-61 in 1965. #ussranger #cva61 #cv61 #navalsafari...

A look back at USS Ranger CV-61 returning to San Diego from a Western Pacific (WESTPAC) cruise (1984). Crewmen on the flight deck form a...

#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....