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This thread will be about PIX of aircraft carriers. Post PIX of the ships be it a CVN,CVH, LPH, LHA/LHD of any navy! CVs of any era! Post your personal PIX of CVs..I have a few..Post PIX of the Flight Deck symphony! Hangar Deck too! I will post PIX here at least three days a week if there is intrest.
I served on five USN CVs.. Kennedy, Midway, Han**ck, America & Nimitz.
Please do not hot-link your pictures! Please use a photo hosting site!!! If not I'll sick a mod on you!
Enjoy these fine PIX from the Worlds Greatest Navy!
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ATLANTIC (Nov. 16, 2007) USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) carrier strike group (CSG) transits through the straits of Gibraltar during the early morning hours. Truman is en route to the Central Command Area of Responsibility to support maritime security operations in the region. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Justin Lee Losack (Released)
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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Nov. 11, 2007) The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) transits through the North Arabian Sea as she conducts flight operations. Enterprise and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 are underway on a scheduled deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jhi L. Scott (RELEASED)
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Aboard USS Carl Vinson (Oct. 11, 2001) -- An Aviation Boatswain's Mate "Shooter" and a "Trainee" launch an S-3 "Viking" from the "Dragonfires" of Sea Control Squadron Two Nine (VS-29) from the flight deck aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and her Battle Group are operating in the Arabian in support of operation "Enduring Freedom." U. S. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Kerryl Cacho (RELEASED)
USS Antietam (CVA-36) Captain Samuel G. Mitchell, Commanding Officer, and Commander J.D. Blitch, Executive Officer, inspecting the ship's various divisions, while she was at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 31 January 1953.
Note Marine guard at left and Grumman F9F-5 "Panther" fighters parked at the bow. Planes are (left to right): Bureau #s 125275, 125471 and (probably) 125476.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Aboard USS Carl Vinson (Oct. 11, 2001) – The flight deck of USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) teems with aircraft, ordnance and flight deck Sailors late into the night as the aircraft carrier conducts flight operations. ). The Vinson is operating in support of operation "Enduring Freedom." U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Saul Ingle. (RELEASED)
USS Antietam (CVS-36)
Launches a red-painted F9F "Cougar" jet fighter, during extremely well-lighted night operations, circa 1953-55.
Other planes on her flight deck include F9F "Panther" and F3D "Skynight" fighters.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
USS Boxer (CVA-21)
"Boxer Tribute -- While Pantherjets rest on the catapults in readiness, officers and men of the carrier USS Boxer (CVA-21) uncover to pay tribute to pilots and crewmembers of the ship who gave their lives during the Korean War."
Photograph and caption were released by Commander Naval Forces Far East under date of 9 August 1953.
Plane on the port catapult is a Grumman F9F of Fighter Squadron 151 (VF-151).
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center
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At sea aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Dec. 18, 2001 -- After an early morning round of flight operations, an F-14 “Tomcat” from the "Checkmates" of Fighter Squadron Two One One (VF-211) is readied by maintenance personnel for the next launch from the flight deck of USS John C. Stennis. Stennis and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) are supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Jayme Pastoric. (RELEASED)
USS Boxer (CV-21) Hangar Deck Fire, 5 August 1952
Ordnancemen strip live 20mm ammunition from a damaged F9F "Panther" fighter, while firefighters bring the blaze under control. Boxer was then operating off Korea.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
USS Midway (CVB-41)
Steaming off the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, prior to Operation "Mainbrace" exercises, September 1952.
Aircraft on her flight deck include AD, F4U and F9F types.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
USS Essex (CVA-9)
"Sunset -- All is Calm -- It's the end of another day aboard the aircraft carrier USS Essex operating in North Korean waters. An airman lashes a Banshee (F2H) jet fighter to the flight deck as the falling sun draws evening shadows from the slumbering plane."
Photograph and caption were released by Commander, Naval Forces, Far East under date of 8 March 1952.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
USS Valley Forge (CV-45)
Crewmen use flight deck tractors with power brooms to sweep snow from the carrier's flight deck, during operations off Korea, circa early 1951.
Photo is dated 8 May 1951, but Valley Forge ended her second Korean War deployment in late March of that year.
Plane parked in the foreground is a F4U-4 "Corsair" fighter. Those on the forward flight deck are an AD "Skyraider" attack plane and a HO3S helicopter.
USS Valley Forge (CVA-45)
Approaches the Pedro Miguel Lock while transiting the Panama Canal, circa 18 August 1953. Her deckload includes several TBM, F4U and F2H aircraft and many automobiles.
Photograph was released for publication on 16 September 1953.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
USS Valley Forge (CV-45)
Crewmen participate in a snowball fight, while clearing snow from the carrier's flight deck during operations off Korea, circa early 1951.
Photo is dated 8 May 1951, but Valley Forge ended her second Korean War deployment in late March of that year.
Planes parked on deck are F4U-4 "Corsair" fighters. That at left, with rockets on its wing, is Bureau # 81150.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
USS Oriskany (CVA-34)
One of a series of photographs "taken by a Navy F2H-2P 'Banshee' as it followed another 'Banshee' in for a carrier landing on the USS Oriskany (CVA-34), somewhere off the coast of San Francisco, California. The photo plane was equipped with a forward firing aerial mapping and reconnaissance camera installed in its nose. The camera was a type K-48 aerial camera with a 24-inch lens, a red A-25 filter, 1/200 second exposure, an exposure interval of two (2) seconds, and film size of 9x18 inches. The speed of the aircraft during approach is approximately 110 knots." (quoted from the original caption released with this image)
Photograph was taken on 8 February 1955.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center
USS Hornet (CVA-12)
En route to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 10 January 1954, during shakedown following completion of her SCB-27A modernization.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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At sea aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5) Dec. 12, 2001 -- A flight deck director aboard USS Bataan gets the CH-53E “Super Stallion” heavy-lift helicopter in the air as it deploys with U.S. Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) bound for the war zone. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy Photo by Chief Photographer’s Mate Johnny Bivera. (RELEASED)
McDonnell F2H-3 "Banshee" jet fighters parked on the carrier's flight deck, during Seventh Fleet operations in the Far East, 1 October 1954.
Plane closest to the camera is Bureau # 127542.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
USS Philippine Sea (CV-47)
Grumman F9F-2 "Panther" fighters of Fighter Squadrons 111 and 112 (VF-111 & VF-112) parked on the flight deck, forward, during a snowstorm off the Korean coast, 15 November 1950.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
USS Philippine Sea (CVA-47)
View looking aft from the carrier's island, showing AD and F9F aircraft parked on the flight deck. Photographed on 19 July 1955, while Philippine Sea was operating with the Seventh Fleet.
Photographed by PH1 J.E. Cook.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
USS Tarawa (CVA-40)
Approaches the Pedro Miguel Locks, while transiting the Panama Canal on 31 August 1954. The carrier was en route back to the Atlantic in the final stages of her September 1953 - September 1954 World cruise.
Note Grumman F9F "Panther" fighter in the right foreground. Most of the other planes visible are swept-wing F9F "Cougar" fighters.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
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At sea aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Dec. 18, 2001 -- An EA-6B “Prowler” from the "Rooks" of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron One Three Seven (VAQ-137) lands aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt. The Rooks are part of Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) and are deployed aboard the aircraft carrier in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Luke Williams. (RELEASED)
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