Cat Shot
Per request, a look back at FJ-2 133755 being launched from USS Coral Sea CVA-43. During the early days of the jet age aboard aircraft...
USS Coral Sea CVA-43 (1960)
More #midwaymonday with USS Coral Sea CVA-43 after her modernization in 1960, note she had a waist cat installed and was a slightly...
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...
USS Coral Sea CVA-43 (1966)
#otd USS Coral Sea CVA-43 leaving Pearl Harbor for WestPac deployment, 16 January 1965. #usscoralsea #cva43 #navalsafari #aviationsafari...
Caption?
Caption? #usscoralsea #cva43 #f4j #f4phantom #flynavy #navalsafari #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #boneyardsafari
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...
