PICTURES -> 1980's - Pg. 5
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[Image Source - NMNA - Robert L. Lawson]
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Jul 1985 - The carrier Coral Sea (CV 43) underway in the Roosevelt Roads operations area off Puerto Rico.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Jul 1985 - The carrier Coral Sea (CV 43) underway in the Roosevelt Roads operations area off Puerto Rico.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Jul 1985 - HS-17 SH-3 Helicopter from USS Coral Sea CV-43 hovers off the ship while operating in the Caribbean.
[Image Source - NMNA - Robert L. Lawson]
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Jul 19, 1985 - View of the carrier Coral Sea (CV 43) underway in the Atlantic Ocean.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Sep 22, 1985 - An aerial view of various U.S. Navy ships tied up at the piers. They are, front to back: The fleet oiler USNS WACCAMAW (T-A0 109), the guided missile destroyers USS JOHN KING (DDG 3), USS LAWRENCE (DDG 4) and USS COONTZ (DDG 40), the guided missile cruiser USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG 27), the destroyer USS STUMP (DD 978) and the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Oct 1, 1985 - An aviation maintenance man services an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Oct 1, 1985 - Crew members adjust the tail hook of an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Oct 1, 1985 - An aviation fire control technician airman inspects the cockpit of an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Oct 1, 1985 - An F/A-18 Hornet aircraft armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile and two Mark 82 500-pound bombs is catapulted from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43).
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Oct 10, 1985 - AN F-18A Hornet approaches the fantail for a trap aboard USS Coral Sea.
[Image Source - JC Manevy]
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Nov 1985 - A Marine F/A-18A Strike/Fighter of VMFA-323 parked on the deck of USS Coral Sea CV-43.
[Image Source - JC Manevy]
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Nov 1985 - An A-6DK Intruder of VA-55 parked on the deck of USS Coral Sea CV-43.
[Image Source - JC Manevy]
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Nov 1985 - An E-2C Hawkeye of VAW-127 parked on the deck of USS Coral Sea CV-43.
[Image Source - Chuck May]
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Dec 1985 - USS Coral Sea CV-43 in Istanbul.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1986 - AN F/A-18A Hornet of VMFA-314 being readied on CAT 2 for a launch aboard USS Coral Sea CV-43.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1986 - Bow-on shot of USS Coral Sea CV-43 steaming in the Mediterranean Sea.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1986 - Port side view of USS Coral Sea CV-43 steaming in the Mediterranean Sea.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1986 - Re-spot of CVW-13 planes to the stern onboard USS Coral Sea CV-43.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1986 - An F/A-18A of VF-131 taxi's into position for a launch from USS Coral Sea CV-43.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1986 - An F/A-18A of VMFA-314 taxi's into position for a launch from USS Coral Sea CV-43.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1986 - An F/A-18A of VFA-132 at full power on the catapult for a launch from USS Coral Sea CV-43.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1986 - The LSO talks to the pilot of an F/A-18A of VF-132 as it traps aboard USS Coral Sea CV-43.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1986 - Overhead shot of USS Coral Sea CV-43 as she steams in the Mediterranean Sea.
[Image Source - NMNA - Robert L. Lawson]
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1986 - An F/A-18 Hornet launches from the carrier Coral Sea (CV 43) while she steams in the Mediterranean Sea.
[Image Source - NMNA - Robert L. Lawson]
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1986 - Overhead view of the carrier Coral Sea (CV 43) underway, probably in the Mediterranean Sea.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1986 - An SH-3H of HS-17 lifting off from the deck of USS Coral Sea CV-43.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1986 - USS Coral Sea CV-43 conducting an UNREP/VERTREP in the MED.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1986 - E-2C Hawkeye of the VAW-127 Seabats approaching USS Coral Sea CV-43 for a trap.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1986 - A-6E Intruder of the VA-65 Tigers launches from the angle deck aboard USS Coral Sea CV-43.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1986 - SH-3H Sea King of HS-17 Neptune's Raiders hovers over the angle deck aboard USS Coral Sea CV-43.
[Image Source - Antonio Zugan]
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1986 - Taken while the ship was moored in the harbor off Trieste, Italy, right before operations began in the Gulf of Sidra. Note that both anchor's are dropped due to the heavy seas and strong winds.
[Image Source - Antonio Zugan]
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1986 - Taken while the ship was moored in the harbor off Trieste, Italy, right before operations began in the Gulf of Sidra.
[Image Source - Antonio Zugan]
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1986 - Taken while the ship was moored in the harbor off Trieste, Italy, right before operations began in the Gulf of Sidra. Note that both anchor's are dropped due to the heavy seas and strong winds.
[Image Source - Antonio Zugan]
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1986 - Taken while the ship was moored in the harbor off Trieste, Italy, right before operations began in the Gulf of Sidra.
[Image Source - Antonio Zugan]
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1986 - Taken while the ship was moored in the harbor off Trieste, Italy, right before operations began in the Gulf of Sidra. Here CV-43 is lifting her anchor and getting underway.
[Image Source - Chuck May]
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1986 - Sundown on the USS Coral Sea flight deck.
[Image Source - Chuck May]
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1986 - Nice shot of USS Coral Sea's island. Seems to be smiling.
[Image Source - Michael Boyes]
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1986 - USS Coral Sea CV-43 - Looking across the bow while in port somewhere in the MED.
[Image Source - Michael Boyes]
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1986 - An SH-3H of HS-17 Neptune's Raiders parked on the angle deck aboard USS Coral Sea CV-43.
[Image Source - Michael Boyes]
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1986 - Planes parked around the island aboard USS Coral Sea CV-43.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1986 - A U.S. Navy Grumman E-2C Hawkeye (BuNo 161095) of airborne early warning squadron VAW-127 Seabats making a touch-and-go landing on the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CV-43) in 1986. VAW-127 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 13 (CVW-13) aboard the Coral Sea for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 1 October 1985 to 19 May 1986.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1986 - A flight of 6 F/A-18A Hornets of the VFA-131 Wildcats from the USS Coral Sea in fly over a mountain range.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1986 - Nice shot of an F/A-18A Hornet of the VMFA-323 Death Rattlers as it taxis forward aboard USS Coral Sea CV-43.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Jan 1, 1986 - Marine aircraft maintenance crewmen inspect the cockpit of an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) during operation El Dorado, a retaliatory strike on Libyan terrorist targets.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Jan 1, 1986 - A port quarter view of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) underway.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Jan 1, 1986 - Crewmen man the rails of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) as the ship prepares to return to its home port, Naval Station, Norfolk, Va.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Jan 1, 1986 - Crewmen man the rails of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) as the ship prepares to return to its home port, Naval Station, Norfolk, Va.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Jan 1, 1986 - Crewmen man the rails of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) as the ship prepares to return to its home port, Naval Station, Norfolk, Va.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Jan 29, 1986 - An A-6E Intruder aircraft lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Jan 29, 1986 - Maintenance crewmen inspect an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft on deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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