A few shots from the 1983 World Cruise: 1) Balbo, 1983 : Airpower demonstration staged for visiting dignitaries by the air wing of the USS Coral Sea. There are 12 aircraft of 3 types fully within the frame. Canon AE-1 Program, Ektachrome 2) F-4 Phantom II launching from the angle-deck on the USS Coral Sea, 1983. Canon AE-1 Program, Ektachrome 3) Deck gun of USS Kirk firing as part of a demonstration for visiting dignitaries aboard the USS Coral Sea, 1983. Canon AE-1 Program, Ektachrome 4) Intruder Crew: A-6 Intruder pilot conferring with a member of the flight deck crew, aboard the USS Coral Sea, 1983. Canon AE-1 Program, Ektachrome 5) A-7 on the cat: A-7 Corsair II of VA-97 preparing to launch from the USS Coral Sea in 1983. The aircraft is configured to serve as an in-flight refueling tanker. Canon AE-1 Program, Ektachrome 6) A-7 Corsair II of VA-97 on the USS Coral Sea in 1983. Canon AE-1 Program, Ektachrome To many these captions are merely stating the obvious - forgive me, but I just copied them straight from my Flickr account. I must scan more slides soon!
Posted on: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 03:34:19 +0000
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