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Flight Deck - 1960's - Page 2
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Total Pictures on this page = 171
1966-68 - Nice collection of flight deck action from Coral Sea WestPac's.
[Image Source - Gerald Davis]
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1967-68 - Spad's from the 67-68 Westpac.
[Image Source - US Navy]
[Flight Deck] [Flight Deck] [Flight Deck]
1968 - Pilot's eye view of a landing approach to the USS Coral Sea.
[Image Source - US Navy]
[Approach] [Approach] [Approach] [Approach]
1968 - F8 launching of the waist cat. Notice that the afterburner is lit!
1968 - Picture of the last Navy Skyraider to ever fly a mission over Vietnam. Seen here trapping on the USS Coral Sea. This bird was an A-1J flown by VA-25.
[Image Source - US Navy]
[Image Source - US Navy]
[Launch] [Approach]
1968 - Series of flight-ops photos.
[Image Source - Bob Kurtz]
[CVA-43] [CVA-43] [CVA-43] [CVA-43] [CVA-43]
1968 - Nice shot of a Spad approaching the ship for a trap.
1968 - Another approach for landing, probably from an E-2 Hawkeye.
[Image Source - US Navy]
[Image Source - US Navy]
[Spad] [Approach]
1968 - A "Blue Tail Fly" of VA-153 about to catch the 4 wire.
1968 - VF-161 F-4B Phantom taxis on to Cat 3.
[Image Source - US Navy]
[Image Source - US Navy]
[Approach] [Approach]
1968 - VA-25 Fist of the Fleet A-1J taxis forward.
1968 - E2 launching off the starboard cat.
[Image Source - US Navy]
[Image Source - US Navy]
[Approach] [Approach]
1968 - July 23 - F-111B on the Coral Maru!! The Navy conducted a feasibility study to deploy the F-111 aboard carriers. However, the big planes proved to be too unwieldly for carrier operations. These experiments led to the F-14 Tomcat program going forward.

See the F-111 page here.
1968 - VFP-63 DET 43 RF-8G launches off waist cat.
[Image Source - US Navy]
[Image Source - US Navy]
[F-111] [Flight Deck]
1968-69 - Great photo collection of Flight OPS. VF-161 Phantom on approach. Touchdown. VF-151 F-4B running out the #1 wire. The "Pack". A-4F Skyhawk on approach. Touchdown. Plane Guard Helo touching down on angle deck. Scooter launching in to the sunset. Making steam to get wind over the deck. Touchdown. CAT 3 F-4 ready for launch. F-4 off the angle deck. F-8 off the angle deck. F-8 climbing out as Scooter stands by to launch. Phantom ready in afterburners. UH-2C touching down.
[Image Source - Terry Peterson]
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1968-69 - Excellent collection from Jerry Southrland.
[Image Source - Jerry Southrland]
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1969 - Some flight deck scenes.
[Image Source - Harold L. Eckardt]
[Flight Deck] [Flight Deck] [Flight Deck] [Flight Deck] [Flight Deck]
1969 - Various Pictures from Honk kong, Subic, Aboard Ship.
[Image Source - Rick Graff]
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1969-70 - A-6A of VA-35 running out the wire.
1969-70 - Unsual shot of a crowded deck with nothing but F4 Phantoms.
[Image Source - US Navy]
[Image Source - US Navy]
[Flight Deck] [Flight Deck]
1969-70 - A3 Whale coming in for a trap as seen from the LSO platform.
1969-70 - A6 Intruder going off the starboard cat.
[Image Source - US Navy]
[Image Source - US Navy]
[Approach] [Launch]
1969-70 - VF-161 Phantom launching off the waist cat, heading for a mission over Vietnam. VF-151 Phantom about to trap. VF-151 Phantoms being readied with missels for next sortie over Vietnam.
[Image Source - Tom Pokora]
[Launch] [Trap] [Launch]
1969-70 - Excellent collection from Jim Goodwin
[Image Source - Jim Goodwin]
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1969-70 - Some flight deck scenes from the cruise
[Image Source - Shelby Gaul]
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