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USS Fletcher DD-445. Maneuvering off New York July 18 1942. 🇺🇲⚓

Crewmen inside the flight deck control center aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) use a table to simulate the arrangement of aircraft on the carrier's flight deck, December 15, 1979. 🇺🇲⚓

"Here is another photo of [...] VAW-11 Det C E-2A 704 showing its BuNo to be 151708. [...] The slide was processed in March of 1967."

E-2A Hawkeye BuNo 151708 (RR704), Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 11 "Early Eleven" Det. C (re-established as VAW-114 "Hormel Hawgs" on 20 April 1967).

On the lower left corner is RA-5C Vigilante BuNo 150826 (see NS0263dvn for further details).

In the background is F-4B Phantom II BuNo 153022 (NH215), Fighter Squadron (VF) 114 "Aardvarks." On 20 December 1966, flown by LT Hugh Dennis Wisely (who would command USS Sylvania (AFS-2) and USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), and attain the rank of Rear Admiral) and LT(JG) David L. Jordan, it shot down an Antonov An-2 C**t biplane transport. Eventually transferred to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 "Black Knights," "On 11 June [1970], Capt. B. A. Rindt and 1/Lt R. C. Blakely were flying VW-10 [BuNo 153022] when the aircraft developed a fire, forcing the crew to eject in the South China Sea near Chu Lai. Both crewmembers were picked up shortly after entering the water, and neither sustained any injuries." (From VMFA-314 Command History for 1970.) ⚓🇺🇲

"This slide was processed January 1967, but was taken sometime between 04 Dec 1966, when we came on line, and 21 Dec 1966 when it was lost: '21 Dec 1966: War Paint 303, an A-4C (BuNo 148507), LT(JG) Danny E. Glenn, VA-144, was shot down by AAA during an armed reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam, 18° 9'N, 106° 9'E. Glenn shouted 'I'm hit!' over his radio, War Paint 316, another Skyhawk, transmitting 'Eject, you're on fire.' Glenn was captured and did not return home until 4 April 1973.' (From Naval History and Heritage Command website)" ⚓

Two McDonnell F-4B Phantom II (BuNo 151491, modex AG-204; and BuNo 151472, modex AG-209) of Fighter Squadron (VF) 84 "Jolly Rogers" in a photo dated 24 November 1964. VF-84 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Independence (CVA-62), flying F-4Bs, for two deployments: 10 May–13 December 1965 to Vietnam, and 13 June 1966 to 1 February 1967 to the Mediterranean Sea. ⚓💪

An A-3B Skywarrior ("Whale"), BuNo 138974, assigned to VAH-11 "Checkertails" goes for #3 wire on USS Independence, probably in the second half of 1964. Good view of 5"/54 mounts. ⚓🇺🇲💪

USS Mauna Loa (AE-8) replenishes USS Forrestal CVA-59 in the Virginia Capes area, 7 July 1962. Forrestal had Carrier Air Group (CVG) 8, tail code "AJ," embarked. 🇺🇲⚓💪

🇺🇲🌊. "WAP-013107 1/31/56 NORFOLK, VA.: Crewmen aboard the USS Forrestal form the words 'Join March of Dimes' on the carrier's flight deck as the drive to raise funds to fight polio got under way. U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY UNITED PRESS TELEPHOTO. rkm"

Starboard side view of USS Saratoga (CV-60) off Philadelphia Navy Yard, 30 September 1980. The ship would be overhauled at the Yard, 1980–1982. 🇺🇲⚓💪

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USS Oriskany CVA-34 underway. 🇺🇲⚓